The idea of what is right in front of you is the most invisible thing is one of great importance. The examples of this are abundant.
The chinese have a proverb, the fish are the last to see the water
The example with my daughter and the gate
Kenneth Koch's poem one thing hides another
The idea of windshield wipers that are always there, but never seen until it rains
Speech "This is Water" Wallace Stevens.
The theory of white culture
The idea that men don't have Men Studies in college, but women do.
What are some other examples of this?
Buddhist example of discontent/suffering stems from not seeing what is truly in front of one, the magic of existence is fused out of our consciousness through repetition and the ego's ability to increasingly predict the circumstances one finds himself. When we so readily predict our tomorrow, we are not surprised by anything. The element of surprise is a way to charge the chemistry of the brain; it offers a new electricity to areas of the brain who are accustomed to operating within habit, within the amount of what is expected.
