In talking with my daughter about what it means to become one, I decided to look up the definition of “one” — which the Oxford Dictionary defined — “one is half of two.” All of a sudden I realized that becoming one is and requires two. One is half of two. Two people become one — not one person and not one in purpose (as I have heard so often) but One means that there are two.
1/2 of 2 equals 1
1/2(2) = 1
1= 1/2 of 2
1 is 50% of 2
1 = .50(2)
Just a thought I wanted to record. More thinking required. I do love math.
Ok, looking a little further. I did find a poem by e.e. cummings — ‘one’s not half two. It’s two are halves of one’
one’s not half two. It’s two are halves of one:
which halves reintegrating,shall occur
no death and any quantity;but than
all numerable mosts the actual moreminds ignorant of stern miraculous
this every truth-beware of heartless them
(given the scalpel,they dissect a kiss;
or,sold the reason,they undream a dream)one is the song which fiends and angels sing:
all murdering lies by mortals told make two.
Let liars wilt,repaying life they’re loaned;
we(by a gift called dying born)must growdeep in dark least ourselves remembering
love only rides his year.
All lose,whole find…
And finding it, I looked for some interpretations. This page has some good thoughts: Elite Skills.
The poem is short and simple, with only four lines. It is written in lower case letters, which is a signature style of cummings. The poem has a rhyme scheme of AABB, and its structure is broken into two parts. The first part “One’s not half two” focuses on the idea that one person is not half of a relationship. The second part “It’s two are halves of one” expands on the idea that two people in a relationship are halves of one whole. (Elite Skills)
