REVOLUTION BEGINS WITH CHANGES IN THE INDIVIDUAL

If you haven't seen the Holzer exhibition on Adaweb.org you should defiantly check it out. The artist has been using words as art and this project is defiantly interesting. Both frustrating and interactive it seems to me Holzer has used the site to create active emotional response so that the phrases used have a bigger impact. One of the paragraphs that shift and change before you finish is in the sunniest yellow background you have ever seen and is talking about torture and agony. The fact that it shifts makes you angry and want to read it more. My initial response was to start clicking on things which led me to a different section rather than just waiting for it to come back around. The Truisms are powerful and some controversial. That section is my favorite. Something that uses a handful of words and can instantly create a moment of perfect recognition in another individual is wordcraft at its best. 

It amazes me how even though everyone uses language, few have an appreciation for the power of words. The fact that I have an audience is proof that in our time like never before we have the ability to express ourselves to millions like never before. The problems I have with blogging stem from the fact that for some this power is wasted. There are people that use postings to simply itemize their day rather than express anything of value. The idea of a truism or maxim is an expression of word crafting at its highest level. The idea is that something profound is trying to be communicated in a way that is not simply short but elegant. In high school I carried a little leather book that was about 2"x3" and would write down quotes and sayings I thought were worth remembering. I’m ashamed to admit that I don't know where this little book is, but I still remember much of it. Truly good literature is when the writer becomes a wordsmith and uses words as a medium to express something profound in a way that can guide our actions and change our lives. 

The fate of the world turns on tiny hinges and it is the clamor of humanity that forces its direction. You have only one voice, but it can join with others to create a mighty wind. SPEAK AND BE HEARD!