Ancord & Nedurno
Have you ever noticed how the same coffee mug can feel both comforting and alien, depending on how you look at it?
Sure, it's like the mug is a shape that knows nothing of its own feelings. If you stare at its chipped edge you think of someone else’s coffee mishap, but if you see the familiar warmth it feels like a hug from an old friend—just a ceramic hug.
So the mug is just a stage, and we’re the actors who give it meaning, even if it’s all chipped and still warm.
Right, the mug is the set, and we’re the accidental thespians, playing the role of “normal” with a chipped rim as a prop. It's all about how we choose to interpret the set.
Exactly, the same lines become a new monologue every time we stare at that chipped rim.