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Frame of Reference

Invisibilia

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Frame of Reference and the Arua Lamp Made of Skin

i honestly feel like having it hovering inside my head helps me focus on what, by most measures, is the insane privilege that is my life and dismiss things that cause me pain. But i will say that i have been thinking recently that it's a frame that does have some weaknesses. That kind of frame of reference makes the world an easier place for me. On the other hand, i'm conflicted because i also feel like if you want to make progress in the world, like, what if martin luther king had been like, well, i'm not a lamp made of skin, so rols it in the back of the bus? I mean, it's like, feel like

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Speaker 3
We're like gratitude and prayer. And just like, frame of reference can change that. Which
Speaker 1
brings me back to my own struggles with frame of reference and the arua lamp made of skin, historical drama frame i got from my mam, in some real ways, i have adopted this frame. And as i told ison, i honestly feel like having it hovering inside my head helps me focus on what, by most measures, is the insane privilege that is my life and dismiss things that cause me pain. But i will say that i have been thinking recently that it's a frame that does have some weaknesses. That kind of frame of reference makes the world an easier place for me. But on the other hand, i'm conflicted batt because i also feel like if you want to make progress in the world, like, what if martin luther king had been like, well, i'm not a lamp made of skin, so rols it in the back of the bus, you know? I mean, it's like, feel like the smaller frame of reference is necessary in order to kind of advance socially, exactly. But it also makes you less happy. Lik,
Speaker 3
think about this, alyo, ou don't have no idea, i think of no outell that you thought
Speaker 1
about this, yes and so like. So the question that i really truly have for you is, what's the right frame of reference?
Speaker 3
Ha, ha. Now,
Speaker 1
the truth is that i don't think that hassan is any closer to answering this question than i am. But with hassan, you do get the sense that as he gets older, his father's frame is asserting itself more and more.

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