But in many cases, there are two lessons to keep in mind: One is linguistic, about how metaphor works. The other is sociohistorical, about whether our present-day consciousness can plausibly encompass the entire progression of past stages that preceded it—despite William Faulkner's counsel, sometimes the past really is past.
So no more apprentice, journeyman, master sequence. No more masterpieces. Nothing masterful. Maybe there are better ways to spend your life than revising and editing all previous thought and speech. Learning the way things actually have been, for better and worse, for instance. A good way of expanding your mind, rather than narrowing it down to a pinprick.
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