The Return of the Ideas

the return of the ideas:

"so i had this idea years ago, actually, several ideas, maybe a couple, you know, 2, maybe 3. and this idea just came to me. i was somewhere, maybe i was in public doing my shopping or whatever, and i just thought of this thing, and i've been wondering about this all my life."

"when did you have this idea?"

"i don't know, maybe 17 or 18 years ago. i had a full mental life then, you know? i don't know what happened. maybe i got tired, maybe i got old, or something."

"so, in your subconscious, or your unconscious? you've had this a long time. when other ideas attach themselves, i don't know, maybe you have something. it's a little dangerous."

"dangerous? i've never had a lot of time in my life, maybe if i had more time? anyway, i can see the danger in a lot of things."

"life is dangerous? so what? tell me about this idea."

"well, to go into it in any depth would only reveal my inadequacy at explaining things in detail. so, anyway, i put this old idea together with another idea, and bang, suddenly comprehension. you know what it seems?"

"anyone can do it? if you only thought about putting different ideas together, magic would happen? it's a tired story."

"really, i didn't say it was easy. you're too hard on yourself, i think. maybe i'm too easy. i don't know."

"you think i'm hard on myself? you have no idea. sometimes. i get bored and then i get angry. i think, you don't have the time for this. anyway, so you put a few ideas together in a new way and you get what? the realization that they are related concepts in reality?"

"exactly. so, you seem you know a lot about this. it's deceptive. you think, why didn't i think of this then. if only..."

"it's like history. history gets revised. it's called revisionism."

"well that's brutal. but true. i guess we're getting there. at least i hope so."

"let's hope so."

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