Friday, March 19, 2010

A Moth Dream



“飞蛾扑火”






The moth must have lost his mind.

He knows he's doing things that will eventually lead to pain & self destruction.

Yet, he still can't stop himself from doing it.





He knows.

He knows the consequences.

And he needs to wake up now.






不知周之梦为蝴蝶与?蝴蝶之梦为周与?





"The image of a moth flying toward the singeing tongues of flames is the foundation for its use to symbolize self-destruction. Few people realize, however, that this seemingly unwarranted suicide (which also gives rise to the moth as a symbol of insanity) is not an act of foolish recklessness by the moth. The "magnetic" attraction of the fire or of a light source is related to a built-in malfunction in the moth's navigational system."


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