A friend of mine came up to me and asked me to define ‘Enclosed Space’. It was just a simple question. And I was taken aback to know that I could not define it. It sounds very simple but it actually isn’t. No, it’s not in my syllabus. Nor is it IIT stuff. I couldn’t answer. I asked him back and he didn’t know either. I Googled it and the definition provided was not satisfactory. Can you answer the question? I don’t want the dictionary meanings. Something new and creative.
A Simple Question
Published 14 August, 2008 my life , my thoughts 11 CommentsTags: a simple question, definition, enclosed space
Area that is surrounded by something. Like a cavity.
Here are all the definitions for space.
1: a period of time; also : its duration2 a: a limited extent in one, two, or three dimensions : distance, area, volume b: an extent set apart or available c: the distance from other people or things that a person needs in order to remain comfortable 3: one of the degrees between or above or below the lines of a musical staff — compare line4 a: a boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction b: physical space independent of what occupies it —called also absolute space5: the region beyond the earth’s atmosphere or beyond the solar system6 a: a blank area separating words or lines b: material used to produce such blank area; especially : a piece of type less than one en in width7: a set of mathematical elements and especially of abstractions of all the points on a line, in a plane, or in physical space;
I presume the space you are trying to imply is the fourth one..boundless! Enclosed space in that context is an oxymoron. Enclosures only segregate space into smaller space and not contain it!
BTW, I tagged you. Let me know when you post a reply.
@Priya,
no dectoinary meanings yaar.
@Kapil,
again, no dictionary meainings. i was looking for something absract. come on, come on.
and for the tag… i will be writing after coming back from Pakistan. I am going to Pakistan on Saturday and will be returning in a week, so i will surely write it after coming back.
“when you are closed in a box
and let to the drollery death-
one predetermined ,yet so
one of the moment-
that you live in a paradox box,
wondering if everything is of clocks?
In a bid to survive,
to the cynical universe,
you wonder your worth
and think of those days,
when you were yet a child,
immaculate and unborn,
a virgin upon life’s thorn.
The yearning to be a mess,
the yearning to be free
and roam the universe,
kills you.As the need for air,
is filled with ether,
which you see float
and rob you of the very thing
you want to seek.
Yet you are alive
and now not afraid,
with destiny upon destiny,
filled and density
added to the profoundness
and the worldly kindled
and the universal accepted ,
you break the box and that of life,
with a force that death cries
with fear of itself.”
see here for the full poem..
A space that is covered…I mean..a space that is surrounded by something…
There’s no such abstract meaning for this…!
Anyways, did you find the answer?
@Visheh,
nice poem man. you have a poem for every topic ready. boy you are a born poet.
@Joel,
See, space itself means something infinite which cannot be bounded. An enclosed space can be one that is surrounded by air also. i cant explain it. u get my point? Enclosed space can be something like surrounded area by infinitly long boundery. just trying. this thing has got me thinking man…
Something like a cubicle? where all the IT folks sulk in?
They are cut off from outside ‘physical’ world, live in their own space.
@Xylene,
that can be one way of interpreting it.
hahahah,,,nice question mate
Enclosed space is a monotony we all are under within.to be more rational,we are the space and we are enclosed by the harsh realities, cataclysm,turmoils,brutal joys,Fake smiles,sarcastic grins…..This is what we are enclosed in.
@Ismail,
Thnks for visiting and keep coming back.
a beautiful answer, man. thats wat i call thinking out of the box. well thought, my friend.
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