Abstracts
The ability to abstract or conceptualize meaning from concrete or material ‘stuff’ is among humans’ highest and most evolved mental capacities: Whether we share this ability in any way with other animals is certainly subject to debate. Regardless, our ability to interpret, extract significance, or synthesize ideas from sensations, feelings, things, or events, clearly adds texture and richness to our unique and very personal experience of life. For me, finding the aesthetic elements in otherwise mundane items is one of Life’s greatest delights…
