Perspicuously Perspicacious Perspectives

Blame The Scaffold and their 1968 UK hit 'Lily the Pink' for the title. I have no idea why that song popped into my head but pop it did. And having popped, I was obliged to silently sing along until I got to the last line of the chorus, when I found myself singing 'most perspicacious in every case'.

"Hang on a mo! That's not right," I interjected.

I had to go on-line in search of the lyrics where I was reminded that the correct word is 'efficacious'. Of course! 'Perspicacious' means insightful... doesn't it? Dictionary.com confirmed I was more or less right, but also pointed out that it's commonly confused with 'perspicuous' (clearly expressed or presented; lucid). Well, I do like to be lucid whenever possible so I thought I'd have a go at incorporating all that into this post about perspectives.

Perspectives? Yes, but not those used in the drawing technique which mimics 3D. I'm thinking of the sort of perspective which flavours how we see the world around us and our place in it.

Take a look at this video by Charles & Ray Eames. Now that's what I call perspective.

Not bad for a film made over thirty years ago.

Oh, by the way. What did you make of the red line-drawing at the top of this post? Studies have shown that if you saw a picture frame around a blank canvas then you are a realist. Alternatively, if you saw an open box with nothing inside it then you have a probing nature. Or less commonly, if you saw a pyramid with the top lopped off then you tend to look at the 'big picture'.

Which type of person are you?

Hopefully, you are the type of person who can spot some bullshit when you see it! Here's Lily The Pink and her medicinal compound, if you can stomach it:

PS. Don't forget to check out the book giveaway over at Sa Toya's blog: Paper, Pens & Lipgloss

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