Scan barcode
A review by jacob_wren
It by Inger Christensen
5.0
Inger Christensen writes:
In this context it is interesting to note that every activity carried out within the bounds of reason is in reality unreasonable, because it either comes to a dead end or is worked out automatically, with no disorder. Whereas the completely unreasonable activity is in reality reasonable, because it ends in a vision and automatically creates disorder in all our memories (in all our minds). So when a demonstrator in his cell learns that he is there to have his reason restored, that demonstrator must be advised to ask for a large quantity of paper. When he begins to write on it, he must choose his words with care, so that his writings are markedly strange and beautiful. If this succeeds and the writings are censored, he will immediately be released. For the guards on all shifts have orders that whenever possible they are to perceive as reasonable everything strange and beautiful, as long as it is written on a large quantity of paper. They are not evil. They just cannot see that there is anything to wonder at.
In this context it is interesting to note that every activity carried out within the bounds of reason is in reality unreasonable, because it either comes to a dead end or is worked out automatically, with no disorder. Whereas the completely unreasonable activity is in reality reasonable, because it ends in a vision and automatically creates disorder in all our memories (in all our minds). So when a demonstrator in his cell learns that he is there to have his reason restored, that demonstrator must be advised to ask for a large quantity of paper. When he begins to write on it, he must choose his words with care, so that his writings are markedly strange and beautiful. If this succeeds and the writings are censored, he will immediately be released. For the guards on all shifts have orders that whenever possible they are to perceive as reasonable everything strange and beautiful, as long as it is written on a large quantity of paper. They are not evil. They just cannot see that there is anything to wonder at.