Thought Processes

[Benjamin]

I was sitting in the park yesterday, and found myself thinking in 
words; thought like speech (about dinosaurs for some reason).

This was quite a strange experience for me, because I used to think 
in pictures.  I don't mean photo-like pictures, but sort of semi-
abstract images.

I'll try and explain – I was working out what to say to a friend of 
mine one time, planned it all out in my mind, sorted exactly what I 
wanted to say, but went and saw him and suddenly realised that the 
result of all my musings was not words, but a triptych of images: if 
nothing happens then the first picture – if only one thing, then the 
second (both of these fairly morose outcomes) but if two things, then 
the third – which is great.  It seemed obvious, but how to translate 
this into words I had no idea ("Well, you see, there's sort of an 
orange background
").  Anyway, I ended up waffling for about half-an-
hour, which annoyed both of us no end.  He eventually got the idea – 
I was just trying to say thanks.

I just wondered – does this sort of thing happen to anybody else? (I 
mean thinking in completely different ways [being able to think in 
music would be great? Perhaps that's Bach] as opposed to not being 
able to say, "thank you" in an eloquent and non-insulting way).

-Ben.

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