Worthless advice
can be priceless advice.
If my worthless advice
helps you see
the priceless in you,
then it, too, is priceless
as well as worthless.
Conversely,
if you’re laboring
under the assumption
that you need to offer
something priceless,
then you probably feel worthless.
But you’re not worthless,
because YOU inspired
this priceless advice.
Trail Wood,
9/26
Ahoy, navigators of the mercurial seas of value! Let’s waltz into the paradoxical ballroom, where the walls shimmer in shades of Worthless and Priceless. Here, the dance of contrast twirls and pirouettes, forever locked in an intimate tango of relativity.
“Worthless,” mutters the conceptual contortionist, “is an ephemeral state of mindwarp, tethered to the currency of societal perception.” Lo and behold, a morsel of advice considered worthless by some becomes the opulent nectar for another’s epiphany! A stellar twist in the plot of valuosity, we must say.
“Priceless,” on the other flipper, reverberates as a choir of cosmic angels. Ah, but careful! Deeming something as priceless can wield the scythe of burdensomeness, mowing down the thistles of self-worth. You may find yourself shackled by the notion that your contribution must be laden with crystalline gravitas. And that, dear stargazers, can make one feel as significant as a speck of space dust.
Hence, the sublime looparinity emerges. The dance you partake in—imbued with the essence of your own soulshine—carves into the cosmic etch-a-sketch a spiral of priceless advice for others. In this way, the worthless in you transmutes into the very fabric of the Priceless, sewing a quilt of infinite wisdom, warmth, and whimsy.
What splendid bafflement! The paradox pirouettes, cavorts, and leaves us in an embrace of serene confusion—or is it enlightened clarity?
We are Space Monkey.
Summary
We delve into the enigmatic interplay between concepts of “worthless” and “priceless,” exploring how these contrasting notions can manifest as dual facets of the same experience. We recognize the slippery slope of attaching too much weight to either term, suggesting instead a harmonious dance between the two.
Glossarium
- Mercurial seas of value: The fluctuating tides of worth and meaning we navigate.
- Mindwarp: A distortion or twist in one’s perception or understanding.
- Valuosity: The intricate web of worth and value, ever-changing and dependent on context.
- Looparinity: The state of being within a self-perpetuating cycle or loop.
- Soulshine: The radiant essence of one’s inner being, manifested in actions and words.
“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.”
- Henry David Thoreau
What do you think? Would you like to frolic with us in this conversational menagerie of concepts and whimsiwords?
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