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Meaning

March 17, 2025



I quit searching for meaning

Because I found it in the……

Dictionary

Ta-da


“Meaning

1: the thing one intends to convey
     Especially by language (purport)

2: something meant or intended (import)

3: significant quality (aim)

4a: the logical connotation of a word or phrase

4b: the logical denotation or extension of a word or phrase”

– m-w.com


Plus, it is an endless glorious circle

Each word and meaning lead towards

More words and different meanings

Content plus context equals more content


Answering the proverbial question

If you were stuck alone on an island

(Not sure how that will happen)

You get to get to read one book

What on earth would it be

Many people say the Bible

War and Peace or the Illyad

Something lengthy anyway

Not me….

I’d want a digital dictionary

So when someone somewhere

Is making new words

I could read them to

Make up my own stories

Or make the best of my situation



“In the beginning, God created………”

Is not going to help you survive

Which would be the first word to lookup



Survive : to remain alive or in existence

Live : to maintain oneself:

Subsist : to have or acquire the necessities of life 
                 (such as food and clothing)

Acquire : to locate and hold

Food : something that nourishes


Put dictionary down, search for food


Shelter : something that covers or affords protection

Also // We made a shelter from branches


Hmmmm, find branches or maybe a cave


I think one would be hard pressed to suggest that the Bible would be more beneficial than a dictionary to extend your life. Besides, it is a book filled with God, Gods, and God’s words.

“In the beginning, the Word already existed.
The Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

John 1:1 


I can already hear the doubt, wondering about the digital dictionary, which the battery would die before you could really survive.

Problem solved, would just need to plug it into a “current” bush.






From → Bible, Quotes

2 Comments
  1. Unknown's avatar
    Anonymous permalink

    Ingenious! I love that idea, keeping the link with the “living” word so that even in ‘dire straits’ or remote island (I do want to know how you got there) 😉

    In addition to your “current” bush (ha!! that’s a good one!) you could probably look up how to solar-power or hydro-power or you’d invent a new way to come up with energy. Humans are crazy like that.

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    • Angelo Devlin's avatar

      Even the definition for meaningless is in the dictionary. You would think it would be blank.

      Meaningless: ______________

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