Reading History Backwards
Decoding Minds: Navigating Existence Through Literary Echoes
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Your starter for 10 was
Your introduction or initial exposure to a topic was
Something 'bout Nietzsche
Some reference to Nietzsche
But you couldn't remember
But you couldn't recall
A constitutive feature
An essential characteristic or element
You wade through the classics
You engage with literature ranging from Rowling to Homer
From Rowling to Homer
But you don't perceive the significance
But you're not feeling the value
Resulting in becoming isolated
And it's made you a loner
Feeling detached from the value of the classics
Affairs of the mind and affairs of the heart combine so carelessly
Mental and emotional matters intertwine carelessly
The beat of your brain and beast of your soul work out in harmony
Your intellectual and emotional aspects coexist harmoniously
Your triple AAAs and awkward ways are all you've ever mastered
Your significant achievements and unconventional ways are your expertise
You think you have it all worked out but you're reading history backwards
You believe you understand everything, but you're misinterpreting history
There is no conferring
No mutual consultation or discussion
You're all on your own now
You are now entirely self-reliant
But the question's on Turing
The focus is on Turing's question
And you find it assuring
And you find it comforting or reassuring
There's no way to win now
No way to succeed now
Cause the question's on soccer
Because the emphasis is on soccer's question
So you walk to the station
You journey to the station
And you head back to Oxford
And return to Oxford
Felicity Aston
Reference to Felicity Aston
Nikola Tesla
Reference to Nikola Tesla
Amelia Earhart
Reference to Amelia Earhart
Mother Teresa
Reference to Mother Teresa
Kamala Harris
Reference to Kamala Harris
Leonardo Da Vinci
Reference to Leonardo Da Vinci
Barbara McClintock
Reference to Barbara McClintock
Agatha Christie
Reference to Agatha Christie
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