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Manifested Metaphors - II

arfie
arfie

This is a continuation of a post I started over a year ago about one of the more vicious psycho snot knots tangled up in the Coronaville yadda blahs. 


https://www.dailystrength.org/group/anxiety/discussion/manifested-metaphors


Metaphors have always felt psychotic to me. I promise you will pull back a bloody stump if you try to pull my leg. I get lost in metaphor with discouraging ease. Light metaphors can literally blind me with the intensity of a camera flash. The psychosomatic spots of a light metaphor don't dissipate anywhere near as quickly as the literal spots from a physical light source. Poetry readings can be physically painful to my literal senses. Appreciating the spirit of a metaphor is tough for my literal nature.


I am far from confident that the Coronaville yaddah blahs are over, but am gently nudging myself to close the mandated masked social distances anyway, mostly for the sake of the foster kids. I am feeling considerable envy of my fellow seniors whose lives weren't greatly impacted by the marshal laws and are in no hurry to expand their isolated horizons. Those marshal laws are far more humane toward the seniors they were designed to protect than the children who are only carriers of life.


Dunno what I am reaching for here. . . Just sorting. . . Lost in metaphor again. . .


Again I leave the mood icon on the rapid cycling median. I am fine. How are you?

mtd
mtd
Being a person who was born and raised in WV, lived there all my life until eight years ago, metaphors are simply the lingo there. I use metaphors on a daily basis as part of my everyday language. To speak without using one would render me speechless. It is only in writing that I find better words to express myself. As to the rona bs, I don’t believe there is a virus. I think it is an idea only. Which makes sense because the number of reported regular ole flu deaths has dropped to next to nothing and the rona has skyrocketed. Compare CDC numbers from years past to current year. You’ll see what i mean. Trying to turn USA into a socialist country is their priority. I pay them no mind, their agenda is wicked. My faith is in God, not any man, so I can live without fear of them or their faux virus. Hope I didn’t cause any spots with my revelation.
arfie
arfie
I often think in pictures and then translate the pictures to words. I am multi-lingual and translating between spoken languages is child's play compared to translating pictures and actions into words. Even with my literal mind, it is difficult to avoid speaking in metaphor. I get lost in metaphor with discouraging ease. Such is life. Am I cool or am I cold?

I don't doubt that The Virus is real enough, but am praying that the germaphobes won't create global chaos every flu season. Sequestering the healthy is downright dangerous. As always, the children and marginalized citizens are paying the highest price.
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