A lorgnette is a tool, an item, a resource used to see. But what does it truly mean to see? To see is not a question of vision, but of understanding, which can only be attained through great and varied attentions.
Defining lorgnette clearly and succinctly was a challenge; there are many perspectives but none so thorough as my tastes desire. Plus, with the limitations of language and access to “reputable” sources, the barriers to acquiring its meaning were far greater than the definitions I found. One that was circulated several times was “to take a sidelong at.” Let’s take a sidelong look at this definition. Sidelong, according to the Collins Dictionary, means from the side, indirect; directed or inclined to one side. Well, I can’t see how women would have used a lorgnette to watch an opera or read a paper sideways, unless their attention was mainly directed elsewhere. And I see no reason to expend energy to distractedly share my thoughts in a one-sided manner.
Since the lorgnette itself is a tool used by real people at one time for a functional and aesthetic purpose. I shall use this page as a lorgnette should be used: to set two eyes with great vision on matters of importance; with a lateral approach, not from one side, the top or bottom, but somewhere in the middle, where I stand. Care to join me?
Meaning…
Volume 1
A Lady’s Lorgnette
“The history of meaning is not in books or encyclopedias. It does not reside on the walls of caves, in hieroglyphics, or the scrolls hidden in the clefts of the earth, or in statues of men who once lived. The history of meaning begins at the beginning, with God. Meaning is purpose, in disguise. Purpose is meaning in solitude.” - R. Henry
if only…
Cow
Lamb
If Only people liked and appreciated lamb more than steak. It is all a question of preference, but lamb is an undervalued delicacy …
En Filme
The best kinds of films are those that make you contemplate life as you know it…
If I walked up to you in a coffee shop and asked for the time, would you give it to me? If I said, "I love your purse" or your jacket or your outfit, would you tell me thank you and where you got it? If you would, why not do the same when I comment? Is my time and compliment less significant because you don’t see my lips move? What makes the number of followers that support you a pedestal to sit or stand on? Have you lost your humanity because people like what you have to say? The pictures you take, the videos you make, the stories you tell, are they of greater significance than the human connection you purport to pursue? Why have we lost the art of conversation, appreciation, of exchange? Are all the creeps and crooks, enough to justify the difficulties in building community? Is it now a shame to start platonic, thought and interest driven relationships?
Questions of Humanity
A Matter of Taste
I crave good food… If I had it once and it tasted good, It is enough for me to want it again. That may seem obvious, but it is a matter of taste…
