This is worth pursuing, Richard, but we may need to find some new lenses to do so. For example, this quote from Jane Hirshfield reframes the juxtaposition between science and poetry:
'Poetry and science are allies, not opposites.
Both are instruments of discovery,
and together they make the two feet of one walking.'
It's a wonderful metaphor. There is something about the conflict we create by promoting individualism, and making community something we choose, whether natural or human. There is something about breathing. and doing what we can, where we are, with what (and who) we have……
This is worth pursuing, Richard, but we may need to find some new lenses to do so. For example, this quote from Jane Hirshfield reframes the juxtaposition between science and poetry:
'Poetry and science are allies, not opposites.
Both are instruments of discovery,
and together they make the two feet of one walking.'
—Jane Hirshfield 🌿
It's a wonderful metaphor. There is something about the conflict we create by promoting individualism, and making community something we choose, whether natural or human. There is something about breathing. and doing what we can, where we are, with what (and who) we have……
Thank you.