One is the loneliest number
that you'll ever do
Two can be as bad as one
it's the loneliest number
since the number one
~Aimee Mann, One
As much as I love Aimee Mann, I have to disagree. I believe that One is much maligned.
In our aspiration to become two, and henceforth more, it is The One that we seek.
One is melodic. It takes two to harmonize, but One is the melody that conveys the message.
One is symbolic. A single Gerber daisy in a bud vase is a statement that a full bouquet cannot communicate. It triggers a pause, it invites contemplation.
One is a beautiful number, not exactly Prime, but the perfect factor to the nth degree. And in that calculation, One can become All.
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2 comments:
Was it Three Dog Night who sang that originally? It always bothered me, but I could never explain why. And now you've given words to it, so thank you.
Three Dog Night? I love Aimee Mann even more, now.
But I still think One is underrated.
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