Thursday, October 27, 2011

How is the entire world contained in this piece of paper?

Mr. Summers asked us an interesting question last class, while holding up a plain piece of blank, white, printer paper - "How is the entire world contained in this piece of paper?"

And honestly, I don't know the answer.

If I would have to guess, I would say that it is something involving the fact that the paper is blank - there is absolutely nothing written on it. Therefore, it has pure potentiality. Which is kinda like the whole world - there is unlimited potential to achieve anything we want, anything we desire, and anything we can even imagine. Which is absolutely incredible!

But that's just my take on it.

1 comment:

  1. Hey Jordan,

    I love reading everyone's comments about the blank piece of white paper containing the entire world. Every answer is imaginative and creative and beautifully UN-wrong... That's the wonder of subjectivity--it calls forth what's deep inside and what we project onto the world and your concept of "pure potentiality" is beautiful and says something about you. Thanks. Mr. S

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