"Red sea through pine lattice.
Islands kneel like vassals before headlands.
Rain clouds snag on coastal ridges.
Yarrow stands spectral in the lighthouse beam."
For all that it sounds obvious to say that one's view depends on one's perspective, it's also easy to forget that often those terms are related directly with seeing. I often wonder what it would take to abolish completely ableist and other insidious turns of phrase. For now I settle on grouping view, perspective, "Oh, I see," etc. with the notion of understanding. This is accessible to everyone, or should be; all deserve to establish a view based on their experiences and their growth from them. As the Psalm says, "The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof..." We all have a place in that fullness, and a chance even to add to it by sharing our views.
Islands kneel like vassals before headlands.
Rain clouds snag on coastal ridges.
Yarrow stands spectral in the lighthouse beam."
For all that it sounds obvious to say that one's view depends on one's perspective, it's also easy to forget that often those terms are related directly with seeing. I often wonder what it would take to abolish completely ableist and other insidious turns of phrase. For now I settle on grouping view, perspective, "Oh, I see," etc. with the notion of understanding. This is accessible to everyone, or should be; all deserve to establish a view based on their experiences and their growth from them. As the Psalm says, "The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof..." We all have a place in that fullness, and a chance even to add to it by sharing our views.
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