Inner resource...
"The Well" throughout human history, is a core image... one of which human being could not survive without.
Think of it in terms of needs. The well is the source of water. Without water, human habitation is impossible. So, in the Chinese classic of change, the I Ching, it says, "The city can be moved, but the well cannot."
Another way to think about this is to consider how much more important the well is to human being than 'fashion'. It really does not matter if the well is old-fashioned, or a new-fangled high-speed, digitally compressed with analogue fenders and metallic avocado spouts featuring heat sensor pressure control.
What matters is a direct relationship to water.
The well is also an image of repair, renewal, nourishment and rejuvenation. It is a symbol of a center to which one must return after venturing to the edge of the world. Everything, in human reality, is organized around the well.
Other things can wield a strong attraction for human interest. but, in the end, if one ventures too far away from the source of life, one in dangerous territory.
Blain Bovee
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