Patrick Gage Kelley

new revolutions

Posted Jul 15, 01:20 AM in , by Patrick Gage Kelley, received 2 comments, comments closed.

It has always bothered(?) me that revolution, which means:

  1. The overthrow of one government and its replacement with another.
  2. A sudden or momentous change in a situation: the revolution in computer technology.

Often first (in dictionaries – possibly translated into our minds) means:

  1. Orbital motion about a point, especially as distinguished from axial rotation: the planetary revolution about the sun. – A turning or rotational motion about an axis. – A single complete cycle of such orbital or axial motion.

So, we have these sudden and important changes in technology, culture, and our lives, but we use the same word to mean things that happen and over and over again.

Now I know we can talk about how words have different meanings in different circumstances and also about where these things come from. But I want to concentrate on the results. We hear “Revolution” and think “Change!” But we know that it is not just a change, we know it is just another day. We know it is just one more step on a very long walk.

Notice above the new camera.

Notice above, yet below the camera, that I am waxing.
(this is foreshadowing, darling)

comments

  1. ~RUTH~
    Jul 15, 05:22 AM #

    Pat & Others,

    Here are my 2 cents.

    Why can’t a revolution be change and the same thing over again? Change is typically thought of as a bad new thing but maybe if more people just accepted it as the same, then maybe (just maybe!) we would live in a better world…

    RUTH
    P.S. Great job on ALL your websites, thanks a million!

  2. Kevin
    Jul 15, 01:56 PM #

    Each day, every cycle, each turn is unlike the last. Although the earth revolves around the sun, the earth is living, changing and therefore each revolution is new and unique.

    Although, these changes are not sudden and often not considered momentous. (side question: if each cycle around the sun was characterized by momentous and sudden change, would the cycles be revolutionary revolutions?)

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