It is clear that there are many ways to define Quality, but no way to describe it. That is, that there is no way to wrap Quality up with words. The problem with good wrapping, is that it hides what is being wrapped. And, once wrapped, it is difficult to unwrap without extensive personal training by the wrapper. The same can be said for encoding secret messages.
As a definition amongst many, one can equate Quality with Will. Both are active nouns, and both imply direction. The quality of things denotes their appearance. This a world of appearances which means it is a world of Quality. Will is also expression. Both do not require for there to be something that is expressed, they arise without cause. For clarification, I will present what I mean by Will. Human will is a primary feature of our being. It is what delivers our consciousness. It provides drive, resolve, and intent. It creates direction for each of us, and gives us the propensity to change direction. It lies outside of determinism, and is often termed "Free". It gives us the capacity to live outside the boundaries of determined direction. Besides humans, all things have Will. A river may express it as a rushing through a valley. A metal may display a resolve to remain together and not scatter freely. Predators display a will to catch, and preys are equally willful in escaping. The sun attempts to pull the planets into itself, and the planets are just as willful in remaining free, thus resulting in an long game until one wins. So, that is how I am using will. It is not obstinance, wishful-thinking, or a promise made. The Will to Survive, or the Will to Die are two ends of the same thing, that is Will. Therefore, Will and Quality are two words for the same thing. Anything with Will is also with Quality. Anything with Quality, denotes Will. In Chapter 28, Phaedrus is reading about Greek excellence and is fascinated by "duty to self", this can also be construed as Will. He goes on to realize that Quality was present before anything. We are born as Will, there is nothing else, just pure Will. This then begins to change from the first minute after birth. Where was it before that? Or as the Buddhist would say, "What did your face look like before you were born?" And, so, I have come to the end of my exposition. Any comments? Cheers, Mark Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
