An endangered species?

… Metaphors grow the mind and feed the soul. Don’t lose them | Aeon Essays. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

As we see it, metaphor exists – and relies upon – the complex, emotionally resonant, arresting connections we make. These linkages, between ourselves and the world, require a degree of primary experience, as well as sensitivity to the nature and details of that experience. Metaphor is the knot between language and image, between language and sensory experience, and between language and narrative. Indeed, a growing body of research supports the view that metaphoric thinking could be deeply tied to empathy. 

In our image-saturated, over-sped world, we are losing the imaginative power to create and find meaning through metaphor

In our image-saturated, over-sped world, we are losing the imaginative power to create and find meaning through metaphorIn our image-saturated, over-sped world, we are losing the imaginative power to create and find meaning through metaphor