This is not about connectivity or the web, but about being so open that your whole life is a full on sensual conversation with the whole world. For those of us who use the language of words, we usually refer to this as “autism.” But find about ten minutes where you can have some quiet and reflective time to yourself and watch this video: In My Language
This is perhaps the most profound elucidation I have ever experienced of what sensing is. When you have finished watching the video go to Amanda’s blog where you can read her further thoughts on autistic liberation. And while you are there, copy the definition of freedom in the top left hand corner, print it out and post it on your refrigerator:
free ·dom /fre ´edÉ™m/ n. release or rescue from being physically bound, or from being confined, enslaved, captured, or imprisoned [Old English freo. Ultimately from an Indo-European word meaning “dear, beloved,” which is also the ancestor of English friend.]
I am moved deeply by this.
Update: Amanda – who goes by the nickname silentmiaow – has joined the incredible discussion at MetaFilter
[tags]autism, freedom, autistic liberation[/tags]
