This reminds me of a set of poems, Knots, by R.D. Laing, the first of which goes:
> They are playing a game
> They are playing, at not playing a game
> If I show them I see they are, I shall break the rules and they will punish me.
> I must play their game, of not seeing I see the game.
It's a lovely collection, and though I haven't thought about it recently, I think there's a lot of value in considering these kinds of unspoken self/group contradictions.
> They are playing a game
> They are playing, at not playing a game
> If I show them I see they are, I shall break the rules and they will punish me.
> I must play their game, of not seeing I see the game.
It's a lovely collection, and though I haven't thought about it recently, I think there's a lot of value in considering these kinds of unspoken self/group contradictions.