infinite_modes_of_mind blown cherry I was sitting in philosophy today when a thought came to me, which is good, because that's what's supposed to happen in a philosophy class. A mode of mind is basically an idea, the way your mind exists, and there are infinite possiblities, infinite states of mind that you can posses. Infinite. I sat there pondering all the words that were floating past me back and forth in the class room, with the bluish light from the windows holding my head in a daze. And got sad. I sat there thinking, and almost began to cry when I realised that I would never be able to experience even a tiny fraction of all those possible states of mind. There's no such thing as even half way to infinity. I sat there and lamented that I would never experience the modes of mind that Anne, sitting accross the room from me with the silver strands of hair running throught the long, dark brown curls, rosy cheeks and mug of coffee, was experienceing right at that moment. There's an infinite number of possiblities yes, physically, but they become limited by my consciousness. I could never be Anne, so I could never experience her states of mind, and it's extremely unlikely that I would ever come close to experienceing anything that was like anyone elses mode of mind. So many ideas I'll never have. SO MANY IDEAS I WILL NEVER HAVE! I can't tell you in these little words how my heart pounds and mourns this fact. thump thump thump Thump THump THUmp THUMp THUMP BOOM BOOM BOOM There is a perspective that says, "well, if you can't even make a dent on the number of ideas out there, why bother at all?" But I have to, I have to keep on trying. I don't know why, I could never unlock all of the universe's secrets. The little ball of plasticine that sits inside my head must remain malleable, and not dry up and turn into one hard solid lump. Then I would cease to exist. I might end up as just someone elses mode of mind then. 020418 ... werewolf you don't have to make a dent, just a niche, just add to the pile of unread books and everything will be okay. You can't think like shakespeare, but you can experience at least the expression of those thoughts, some little bit of his state of mind can reach you if you understand the common useage of this word or that word. 020418 what's it to you? who go blather from