from the mind of critic-4/26/18

From the mind of critic: “Does smoke always lead to fire, or just more smoke? Does smoke get mistaken for steam, which lets off pressure so a fire doesn’t break out? Does lingering fog get mistaken for smoke, causing it to be ingored because it’s so ingrained and all encompassing? Can a fire burn without smoke, disguising its very existence? Do fires appear without smoke not because smoke isn’t produced, but because the smoke is is carried which ever way the wind …blows? We used to say nothing in life is guaranteed except death and taxes. Which many current exceptions exist for the later, and many exceptions are currently being concocted for the former. Clues don’t always lead where we want or expect, and can lie, distract and mischaracterize what we believe the end result should be. Once we realize that clues, hints, signs and sages can steer us away from truth or toward it, we’ll see that if we ignore, we won’t be able to decipher what’s in front of us, and will fall victim to kinds words with a silver tongue. Smoke doesn’t always lead to fire, sometimes it leads to embers. Ignoring smoke doesn’t make fire go away, but makes it burn stronger. Clues aren’t always authentic, but if ignored, we’ll never know the difference. Fire produces smoke, but our soul produces fire.” 🙂