Methinks I need to bring you all along with me on this
Thoughts
One of the problems for me coming out of prison is leaving prisoners behind - those I have fought for whilst behind bars.
A problem for me in the world outside of prison - is that my creative thinking leaves any trying to follow my thought trail behind.
It is what prevents me from becoming a good teacher.
Bear with me on this.
A classic communication problem in the trenches during the First World War...
One end of the line: "Send reinforcements, we're going to advance".
Message received and understood.
The other end of the line: "They said, send three and four pence, we're going to a dance!".
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
I have that problem too!
ReplyDeleteCherrypie: What a relief, a fellow sufferer, I thought I was alone.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a problem writing about my life because I take my starting point and then press record and my mind relays the message.
It's when I take other people's thinking, and try to combine it with my own and re-present it to display another image the House of Cards falls down.
I often have different thoughts to other people and I know there is no way they are even going to understand the thought.
ReplyDeleteEven if I could explain the thought to a friend (which I can sometimes) I know that most people wouldn't grasp it.
Cherrypie: Lets form an association/union to lobby for more understanding.
ReplyDelete'One end of the line: "Send reinforcements, we're going to advance".
ReplyDeleteMessage received and understood.
The other end of the line: "They said, send three and four pence, we're going to a dance!".'
I remember, as a schoolboy in the sixties, the Headmaster giving us all a lecture about the dangers of 'rumours'.
That was the story he illustrated it with!!.
Merkin: The old ones are the best;
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