The Point
vOz / 08.25.10
Piliero’s Dilemma:
How one became two, two became three, three became two, two became one, one became none?
The tale of a point…
ZERO
In the beginning there was nothing.
Nothing being nothing is itself pointless, a zero.
But a zero being nothing becomes a dot of nothingness
A POINT
A dot is a kind of point.
The point having no direction
Compels itself to moved forward in search of another.
DISCOVERY
As the point moved forward it discovers time, but no point.
Having tired the point pauses.
As the point surveys the surface, turning to its surprise it finds a line.
A LINE
Well, a line is fine but where’s the point?
The perplexed point not knowing a line is confused.
MOVING FORWARD
Looking forward not seeing another point, the point shifts direction.
As the point realigns its position, it finds the line is following.
The point again shifts direction only to find in its way the original line.
SEPARATION
The point jumps over the line and looking back sees separation, but still no point.
The point is distraught and begins jumping up and down away from the line.
GROWTH
Exhausted the point stops jumping and looks finding several other points.
This pleases the point; not only has it found one point but many other points.
CURIOSITY
Well, the point moves forward to visit one of the points.
But as they meet the other point disappears.
CONNECTION
The point looking around goes to another only for it to disappear as well.
And as the point continues to the remaining points it finds they too disappear as well.
TRANSFORMATION
But while all this is occurring something has changed about the point.
Once it arrived at its point of origination, now merged with other points the line is transformed.
A PATHWAY
Once discovering there is more than one point.
The point now a line becomes a pathway connecting itself to others.
Thus, completing the connection to become a kind of circle.
THE CIRCLE
The point discovered that there is no point only the circle.
And once all points merge with the another’s the line transforms into a circle
THE CYCLE
One continuous space where point, line and time are joined to become a whole.
Or is it a hole, a space you fall into? Maybe a zero something whose nothing?
Who knows what we become; but we truly are transformed!
CONCLUSION / BEGINNING
Thus, this is how;
One became two, two became three, three became two, two became one, one became none.
The tale of a point…
Peace
vOz