The world is covered with a thin film of inertia. Maybe it is created by entropy, or human nature, or a magic yet-understood, or all three. Divine beings pierce it effortlessly, Let there be light is a powerful command. We can pierce this inertia too, with a little effort. In fact it seems like the more difficult part is recognizing it at all. And when we look the other way, it regrows.
This is from Simon Sarris’ blog, The Map is Mostly Water. He writes beautifully, which is why I’ve been quoting him before. I also like how Sarris uses an etching by William-Adolphe Bouguereau to illustrate the post I’m quoting from to great effect. In case you haven’t come across him, Bouguereau was a 19th century artist who specialized on skillfully painting scantily clad women… not that there’s anything wrong with that.
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