There is a certain beauty in "POTENTIAL". What might be.* What
might not.* Constant state of flux.* Uncertainty.* The point
emerging forth from unawareness, leading into awareness.
Emergence. Ready to spring into action.* Poised. Example: Cat
is awaiting "the chase" and "the capture". Crouched down, tail
changing from slowly swishing to a back and forth thrashing.*
The cat may or may not capture the target, whether it be a mouse
or a ball of yarn, or an unsuspecting finger or foot or arm.*
More importantly for our purposes: will the cat act?* Or will
the cat lie down and go to sleep, perhaps dreaming of the chase
that never was and the perfect capture that could have been. It
is that inbetween state.* The potentiality.* The "might".* 'The
"could".* The "should" (although I do not care for the
"should's" - too much pressure!), the "perhaps", "maybe", and
even - although this is usually mentioned after the fact -
"almost". April 5, 2005 Kennneth Udut From an unpublished
typewritten paper.
