A Coffee Cup Consideration
I notice a small black coffee cup resting upon an orange plate. I
couldn’t guess its entire dimensions in numbers, but when I hug the rim of the
top using my thumb and pointer fingers nearly two inches of space is left
exposed. The handle, which I have now examined for some time, resembles to me a
bowtie. Now, let it be known that in fact this handle presents no similarity to
any bowtie I have seen or experienced. The bowtie was subconsciously or
unconsciously immediately presented to me without any conscious analytical
consideration. When I attempted to conduct an analysis of the handle I found it
difficult to think of anything other than a bowtie. The more I concentrated on
the qualities of this handle, the more I felt it would be impossible to find
anything to say or think about it without measuring with exactness its physical
dimensions. If not to measure, then I felt my only other option would be to
resign myself to accepting the description of bowtie.
by David McDonagh
