from Study Session 1 on “Experiential Processes and the Creation of Meaning
Metaphor Examples
- Tradition is to keep the fire burning.”
- I guess that means it’s important to protect them so they don’t disappear?”
- Tradition is about preserving the fire, not worshipping the ashes.
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I see
, you are saying that instead of worshipping the ashes (=classical music), which are a byproduct of the fire and no longer change, we should strive to keep the fire (=composer), which is currently creating new light, alive, and that is what preserving tradition is all about.
- The “felt meaning” created in Nishio by reading the metaphor has become a new symbol by COMPREHENSION
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