13 November

Try this reality filter. Can you think of a single thing you do, think or feel that isn’t an imitation of what somebody else does, thinks or feels? That question can be upsetting to some, because we place such negative connotations on imitation. But if you put that to one side, I will bet there isn’t a single thing you or I do or think or feel that isn’t an imitation in some way of what somebody else does or thinks or feels. (The implications of this go way beyond what people often expect, I think. The idea of us being originals creates all sorts of mess.)