Words matter

[Suzanne Daigle]

Some days, less is truly more and then other days, it sure is nice to
read something as insightful as this that has a few more words. It's
all in the intention I guess. Suzanne

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Harrison Owen <hhowen at verizon.net> wrote:
> Jack said: “Forgive my impertinence, but does any of this really matter?
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> Angels, pinheads, blah blah blah ...”
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> Given a great cosmic view of things, none of it really matters, I guess. The
> reality of self-organization will continue on its majestic path regardless
> of what we say or think. That said, our understanding of the process and
> capacity to work effectively within it (open space) depend in large part on
> the accuracy of our perceptions which is enhanced by a careful, respectful
> dialogue in the community of practitioners. Nobody will ever get it “just
> right” and words will always be faint approximations of the reality
> experienced. And given the multiplicity of languages in our community the
> situation is even more complex. However, through this 25 year long dialogue,
> we have gotten pretty good, I think, in sharpening our perceptions and
> framing our actions. It may be true that a large part of the written
> versions of this dialogue came from my pen (computer), but it is even more
> true that everything I have ever written derives ultimately from the
> community dialogue. I may have written the books, but WE have created the
> basic understandings. So words do matter, slithery as they may be. To limit
> our losses, my effort has been to find the fewest words that say the most,
> all under the heading of less is more, or in more classical terms, the Law
> of Parsimony, otherwise known as Occam’s Razor. And it ain’t over yet –
> which means I think that we have lots of great conversations to enjoy which
> hopefully will bring us to a clearer perception of what we are doing –
> expressed in the fewest words possible.
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> Harrison
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