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“Words are like physical objects around us that appear to be continuous and whole but are in fact composed of particles too small for for the eye to see, for the brain to imagine. Words oversimplify reality. Break open a word, and it's like breaking a mold. The contents seep free, become something new.”  ~ Christina Meldrum, Madapple

One of my favorite quotes... I went to school for art history, but what I really should have studied was English, creative writing, or the like, for my greatest passion revolves around words. I don't speak them very well - call me socially inept - but I love to write them, to string them together in a meaningful sequence that will, hopefully, create a spark somewhere. They are what keep my world turning, my wheels spinning, and my sanity intact.

Meldrum says that words are 'composed of particles too small for the eye to see, for the brain to imagine.' Every word we speak or write or think has a meaning, hidden or otherwise. We see them for what they are, 'continuous and whole,' when in reality, if we choose to think of it as such, they can be broken down into the reflection of the enigmatic soul.They 'appear to be...whole' when we hear them or see them, but there is an entire universe living inside that one word, if only we take a moment to look beyond what we imagine.

They give us a way to express the enormity that is our emotions or our thoughts. 'Words oversimplify reality.' We can pluck a feeling from our conscience, something so vast that it can expand to absorb our entire being and more, and embrace it in the form of a tiny word. 'Break open a word, and it's like breaking the mold. The contents seep free, become something new.' Look beyond the black and white, peer into the depths of what anything really means, and you'll have a whole new outlook.