"I have never doubted the truth of signs, Adso; they are the only things man has with which to orient himself in the world. What I did not understand is the relation among signs . . . I behaved stubbornly, pursuing a semblance of order, when I should have known well that there is no order in the universe."
"But in imagining an erroneous order you still found something. . . ."
"What you say is very fine, Adso, and I thank you. The order that our mind imagines is like a net, or like a ladder, built to attain something. But afterward you must throw the ladder away, because you discover that, even if it was useful, it was meaningless . . . The only truths that are useful are instruments to be thrown away."
The Name of the Rose, Seventh Day, Night -- Umberto Eco
meaning = meaningless...?
meaningless = meaning...?
About Me
- mike/
- You stop learning when you die... So, I went into Education as a career. I love working with kids. They are refreshing and real... until they get to sixth grade, then all hell breaks loose.... now I'm enjoying the fruits of my work - I think...
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