MAPPING THE TERRITORY - ELEGY (3)
'And . . .'
'What?' said the Priestess as she picked at a spot, bent over a pool like Narcissus. 'Bear in mind, you have only five wishes.'
I continued unabashed:
'I do not like the way we can't see who we are unless we sit back and reflect. The mirror effect only works when we think. When we act, we are apt to forget.'
'Riddles again. Why do you always talk in riddles, child?'
'I mean . . .
'One is only oneself when one's busy performing (at which time one's blind - now I find this alarming - to the critical insight required to behave in a way that don't leave one upset and dismayed.')
'I'm beginning to wonder if you're beyond saving.'
'I do not like the way we can't see who we are unless we sit back and reflect. The mirror effect only works when we think. When we act, we are apt to forget.'
'Riddles again. Why do you always talk in riddles, child?'
'I mean . . .
'One is only oneself when one's busy performing (at which time one's blind - now I find this alarming - to the critical insight required to behave in a way that don't leave one upset and dismayed.')
'I'm beginning to wonder if you're beyond saving.'
