'To draw parallels' is a phrase that means 'to come up with analogies', 'to point out the similarities' and 'to highlight what connects things'. When I call someone an angel, I am drawing parallels between the angel and the person. And if I am not pulling the person's leg by calling her an angel, it means that I see certain properties of an angel in her. In other words, I see something that associates her with the image that I have of an angel.
If 'parallel' lines never meet, why does 'parallels' mean finding connections and similarities between things?
Is it because things that are parallel never meet - but are always together?
Indeed.
Things and people who unite, like lines that intersect, have to move apart as they move further.
However, there is something unparalleled that keeps these parallels with each other...
If 'parallel' lines never meet, why does 'parallels' mean finding connections and similarities between things?
Is it because things that are parallel never meet - but are always together?
Indeed.
Things and people who unite, like lines that intersect, have to move apart as they move further.
However, there is something unparalleled that keeps these parallels with each other...
>>If 'parallel' lines never meet, why does 'parallels' mean finding connections and similarities between things?
ReplyDeletesimilarity between parallel lines could be their direction (in planar geometry).
If we look it from this perspective then meeting of lines can be termed as clashes.
Well this was just my thought to make sense out of the usual meaning of 'parallel'.
ReplyDeleteBut, I also liked your philosophy of mapping 'parallelism' to relationships
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ReplyDeletesimilarity between parallel lines could be their direction (in planar geometry).
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Superb thought!
It quite answers my question in the post..
Cc.: Your orkut scrapbook
well, the post as well as the comment above has certainly gone parallel to my head. but anyways, if stand between two parallel lines and look straight, u'll c that far away they seem to meet each other. maybe suggesting that things arent as unconnected as they are.
ReplyDeletewell...i never thot of 2 parallel lines can hav so many beautiful intersections....kudos!!
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