Literacy

By the Book

In the beginning was the word and in the word is our beginning. But not the beginning of all. Words are limited, especially words in modern languages. We have condensed words of the same category but different meanings into one common term to be used for all occasions. And for that, humanity is poorer. The meaning of words changes with the passage of time, sometimes gaining a new meaning often losing its meaning completely; twisted, distorted or ignored. We use words to express ourselves and our understanding. But how does one use words to explain that which is beyond our understanding? To definitively describe something infinite through the use of words is to belittle infinity.