As I found myself fretting over today's class, trying to figure out what's with the material, mental and relational processes and wondering aloud why I even have to know them, my question was answered in the most peculiar way, which is ironically closest to my heart.
After receiving the tenth 'nah', I decided to give my penny's worth on how offensive the response actually was. And then came this message: "Ok...no time for that now...I wanna go home...Hahaha." And I honestly thought it literally meant "Ok...I'm going off now." And so, I kept my peace and bade farewell only to discover that I'd misinterpreted the meaning.
And I couldn't help but think if language were the function in which our experiences of the world were encoded, and hence, a constructed picture of reality, it's probably no wonder why people misunderstand each other.
After receiving the tenth 'nah', I decided to give my penny's worth on how offensive the response actually was. And then came this message: "Ok...no time for that now...I wanna go home...Hahaha." And I honestly thought it literally meant "Ok...I'm going off now." And so, I kept my peace and bade farewell only to discover that I'd misinterpreted the meaning.
And I couldn't help but think if language were the function in which our experiences of the world were encoded, and hence, a constructed picture of reality, it's probably no wonder why people misunderstand each other.
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...and i finally reached home at 10pm. jus in time for my mom's noodle for supper
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