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RE: The Law of Least Effort

in #norway7 years ago

Yes, I did get that :) But that kind of jester is just a bad one. For in the King-Jester dynamic, the "clown" is there to remind his majesty of the sillyness and unseriousness of it all, even though he is addressing a king. If his jokes and tricks are any good, they will have a meaningful touch to them(in addition to the laughter ofc), very much like the sense of meaning one derives from great music or dance. These things are experienced as worthwhile because they don't serve any purpose other than the playing or dancing itself. The king, unless he takes too much pride in his office, may get the hint then, that life and the roles we play are ultimately games. For that is the jester's philosophy. Or the gods', for traditionally the jester is seen as the middleman between us and the divine. For if you really are effortless, then what you're doing should feel like a game. Not mere game, though. Which in other words means you're damn good at it. For the dance is only any good when it is effortless.
Besides all this, I did like your post. I guess you've earned yourself a new follower :) And yes, I want to one day start writing about the figures and figurines within the psyche.

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Nice! I have never thought about the king-jester dynamic in this way before:) I love 'mythological' creatures: Especially the trickster figure throughout history and different cultures.

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