Knives, Spoons, and Mirrors ...

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...he started...A knife can’t be a friend because it’s there to hurt you, and not all of your friends are there to hurt you [...]

ok ... so what would be a friend then? a spoon? A spoon won't hurt you. But the spoon distorts images, it doesn't reflect Truth ... a knife though, yes, can hurt you ... it has the power to hurt you. Fire is the same way. If you get too close, it can hurt you worse than any spoon. Only should you get too close. But it doesn't pretend to be ‘safe’, it doesn't lie. Look at your reflection in a knife ... it doesn’t distort your image of yourself ... and if you keep it at a safe distance, the Knife can help as an important tool.

well i guess a friend could be ... a mirror, cause if it's a true friend they will tell you the truth and what you need to hear.

mirrors ... this is a whole different plain. You cannot compare knives and mirrors. Mirrors and portraits ... now there's a comparison. Mirrors ... cold glass eyes looking back at you. The same person? i think not ... the image in the mirror changes, but only as you allow it to change. The mirror lies as much as we lie to ourselves. The mirror tells us what we WANT to know ... shows us what we want to see. But portraits are constant … consistent … shows how one looked at one particular moment.

that’s not true. A mirror is who you are...you can’t alter what it shows and how you look usually reflects how you feel...unless you’re putting on a play

life is a play … the world is a stage (thank you Mr. Shakespeare)

NO!

Are you telling me you're honest with yourself all the time? Because if you are, you are the most honest human being alive ... which could be the case, of course. And you can alter the mirror's image--you can alter anyone's image of you.

you need some one who cares for you...so that you realize the knife isn’t a friend...some one who will try his/her best to be there for you when you’re down...and don’t say the knife is always there....when the knife has finally penetrated … and you’re gone, you’ve hurt countless others with the decision you've made to let the knife win. And I’m not talking about family being there--they have an obligation to be there—I’m talking about someone who has taken the time out of their own schedule to get to know you, your expressions. Someone who has tried to figure you out....and it finally comes down to this: would you let some one in??? You may have been hurt before but there is someone out there who is willing to try...who would do pretty much anything to make you happy in whatever dark time you may be in, and whenever else you need them

you're right, the knife wins, only if you let it. But that knife doesn't lie. That knife can help you ... that knife will, in fact, be there. Not necessarily with the intention of hurting you, but to aid you. You can cut with a knife ... meat, wood, bread ... into smaller, manageable pieces—just as a friend ought to help you cut into your life, relationships, mind, and make it more manageable. More bearable. And as you allow said friend to cut into life, it gains more power to hurt you. You learn to trust this friend ... just as one would become more comfortable and confident with using a knife over time. You may slip and the knife cuts you, but you actually only cut yourself because of carelessness. So you pick the knife up again, and are more careful next time.

That’s why you figure out this person before they figure you out...are they capable of hurting you...do they really care for you

Alright ... look ... some knives are safer than others ... rubber handles, specially designed grips, stronger blades, whatever the case may be. But as far as i can see ... a knife is a knife. No matter how hard one may try to make that knife safe, to make someone comfortable using that knife, they will always be capable of hurting you. Your closest friends are more capable than anyone else...they know what makes you wonder, how to play with your mind, what makes you tick.

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it's all summed up with 'a knife is a knife.' Maybe i'm just a skeptic when it comes to life ... maybe i'm all wrong ... or maybe i should keep in mind that it's dangerous to play with knives.

what kind of person are you? spoon, or knife? and i?

why can't i run?