The ‘I know I can, I know I can’ Analogy
Imagine, if you will, a steam powered train chugging its way up an icy incline. The track is deeply covered with snow, some old and some freshly fallen. The old snow is particularly resistant to relocation.
Attached to the front of the locomotive is a snowplow that upsets the snow and pushes it to either side.
The engineer driving the train is nothing but a vapory form manipulating the controls.
The fireman, dressed impeccably in overalls and cap, watches the boiler fire, observing the wood burn and periodically, as needed, tosses another log on the fire. This can be a casual pace or a furious pace depending on the incline at the moment.
The engineer, shifting quickly from one side of the train to the other, surveys the dislodged snow and directs the murkily cloaked boilerman, to what the engineer judges as the premium pieces of snow to harvest. The boilerman then shovels them into the boiler’s water tank.
The locomotive requires the most optimum fire and the most pristine snow to climb the steep incline successfully.
Some components of this analogy are:
the Tracks
the Incline
the Ice
the New Snow
the Old Snow
the Locomotive
the Engineer
the Fireman
the Fire
the Boilerman
the Water
Who is who, who is what or what is what in relation to Individual Existence?
Are there other identifiable components not listed?
Your criticism is welcomed and invited.
Once ruminated, compare your ponderings to the author’s interpretation below.
The Author’s Interpretation
The ‘I know I can, I know I can’ Analogy
Components representations as an ‘Individual Entity’:
Listed components of this analogy are:
the Tracks represent life’s path.
the Incline represents the struggle for enlightenment.
the Ice represents the slippery nature of truth.
the New Snow represents contemporary philosophy.
the Old Snow represents historically established philosophy.
the Locomotive represents the body.
the Engineer represents the mind.
the Fireman represents the ancient brain (stem, cerebellum, hypothalamus, pituitary gland).
the Fire represents living.
the Boilerman represents the cerebral cortex.
the Water represents cognition.
Unlisted components of this analogy are:
the Snowplow represents inquisitiveness.
the Overalls & Cap represent primal evolution.
the Log represents physical sustenance.
the Shovel represents education.
the Boiler represents the limbic system.
the Steam represents cognitive application.
the Optimum Fire represents vigor.
the Pristine Snow represents intelligent choice.
the Success represents a pleasurable life.
Your criticism is welcomed. How would you modify this list?
As a ‘Societal Entity’ how would these representations change?
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