05-28-2018, 02:24 AM
Hello Cassiopeia - there’s a subtle difference here.
The poem works if you move from a specific, factual truth to an abstract, spiritual generalisation. That’s why parables are so powerful.
So the literal meaning of the poem, examined from a scientific standpoint, has to make sense.
But perhaps no such feat was attempted here, in which case if all you’re saying is ‘things are perceived differently by different people’ then it’s not a very interesting statement to make, and is furthermore, not supported by your exposition.
Hope that clarifies
The poem works if you move from a specific, factual truth to an abstract, spiritual generalisation. That’s why parables are so powerful.
So the literal meaning of the poem, examined from a scientific standpoint, has to make sense.
But perhaps no such feat was attempted here, in which case if all you’re saying is ‘things are perceived differently by different people’ then it’s not a very interesting statement to make, and is furthermore, not supported by your exposition.
Hope that clarifies