Is there any way he is being deep and philosophical with the resonance of Descartes(?) with the "I am" (I think therefore I am), then he's talking about how no one heard at all, which makes me think about, if no one is around to hear me, am I real (if a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it, did it make a sound?); so when "not even the chair" comes in, it makes me think of Plato's discussions about reality and "is this chair real" (he uses a chair as an example if I recall correctly). Probably totally off base and it means nothing and I'm just over-thinking the whole thing.
@montgomery67 I've struggled with depression from moving homes myself. I've also found it unbelievably hard to express how I feel with other people. I interpret his usage of "I am" in two ways:
@montgomery67 I've struggled with depression from moving homes myself. I've also found it unbelievably hard to express how I feel with other people. I interpret his usage of "I am" in two ways:
1.) As an incomplete sentence. When I finally started going to people for help, I stuttered and struggled to communicate. With tremendous emotion, the narrator wants to say "I am depressed" or "I am lonely" to let the world know, but is so wrought with sadness that he can't even bring himself to finish the sentence. I've been in this situation myself many times....
1.) As an incomplete sentence. When I finally started going to people for help, I stuttered and struggled to communicate. With tremendous emotion, the narrator wants to say "I am depressed" or "I am lonely" to let the world know, but is so wrought with sadness that he can't even bring himself to finish the sentence. I've been in this situation myself many times.
2.) As a statement against the world he feels is against him. Am I not a person? Am I not badly in need of happiness or at least consoling? Am I not worth anyone's time? I AM.
@montgomery67
I dont think you are off base at all. I think therefore I am and as God told Moses, "I am that I am." Becoming conscious of being I am can initially be quite traumatising and brings with it an over-pervading sense of loneliness upon the sudden realisation that there is no-one else to hear, no, not even the chair.
@montgomery67
I dont think you are off base at all. I think therefore I am and as God told Moses, "I am that I am." Becoming conscious of being I am can initially be quite traumatising and brings with it an over-pervading sense of loneliness upon the sudden realisation that there is no-one else to hear, no, not even the chair.
Is there any way he is being deep and philosophical with the resonance of Descartes(?) with the "I am" (I think therefore I am), then he's talking about how no one heard at all, which makes me think about, if no one is around to hear me, am I real (if a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it, did it make a sound?); so when "not even the chair" comes in, it makes me think of Plato's discussions about reality and "is this chair real" (he uses a chair as an example if I recall correctly). Probably totally off base and it means nothing and I'm just over-thinking the whole thing.
@montgomery67 I've struggled with depression from moving homes myself. I've also found it unbelievably hard to express how I feel with other people. I interpret his usage of "I am" in two ways:
@montgomery67 I've struggled with depression from moving homes myself. I've also found it unbelievably hard to express how I feel with other people. I interpret his usage of "I am" in two ways:
1.) As an incomplete sentence. When I finally started going to people for help, I stuttered and struggled to communicate. With tremendous emotion, the narrator wants to say "I am depressed" or "I am lonely" to let the world know, but is so wrought with sadness that he can't even bring himself to finish the sentence. I've been in this situation myself many times....
1.) As an incomplete sentence. When I finally started going to people for help, I stuttered and struggled to communicate. With tremendous emotion, the narrator wants to say "I am depressed" or "I am lonely" to let the world know, but is so wrought with sadness that he can't even bring himself to finish the sentence. I've been in this situation myself many times.
2.) As a statement against the world he feels is against him. Am I not a person? Am I not badly in need of happiness or at least consoling? Am I not worth anyone's time? I AM.
@montgomery67 I dont think you are off base at all. I think therefore I am and as God told Moses, "I am that I am." Becoming conscious of being I am can initially be quite traumatising and brings with it an over-pervading sense of loneliness upon the sudden realisation that there is no-one else to hear, no, not even the chair.
@montgomery67 I dont think you are off base at all. I think therefore I am and as God told Moses, "I am that I am." Becoming conscious of being I am can initially be quite traumatising and brings with it an over-pervading sense of loneliness upon the sudden realisation that there is no-one else to hear, no, not even the chair.