“Friends will not only live in harmony, but in melody.” – Henry David Thoreau
I am not sure if this makes sense to me. How does it make sense to you, or does it?
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>i think it touches on symbiosis and synthesis. harmony is a symbiosis, but melody is a wholly new creation of its artists– a synthesis.
it’s the old “total is greater than the sum of its parts”. not only does combination happen, but creation as well.
>I agree. Harmony can happen with just two notes that never change, but a melody requires movement from note to note.
A friendship isn’t just peace between two people, but a constant changing, pushing and pulling. It’s two people helping each other grow and journeying together, not just strengthening each others’ stagnation.
>possibly there is a melody or a vision of life that they share as well as just being able to get along. Hey I love the tree and snake singing (0: