Dear Jeyamohan,
The metaphor of flowing water and ice in your speech has been growing in my mind since I watched it. It evoked a fresh thought in me, and I found myself returning to that image again and again.
There is something deeply suggestive in the contrast between flowing water and ice. Water is always moving, changing its form, adapting to its surroundings, while ice appears fixed and solid. Yet they are essentially the same substance. That contrast seems to open up many ways of thinking about literature, language, culture and even our own lives.
The visual aspect of the metaphor was also particularly intriguing. It stayed with me even after the speech was over. Sometimes an image can communicate something that a long explanation cannot, and I felt that this was one such image. It has a certain openness to it, allowing the viewer to continue thinking about it in different ways.
I thought I should share this with you because the metaphor has continued to work in my mind. Perhaps that is the mark of a good image—it does not end when the speech ends, but continues to grow in the mind of the listener.
Warm regards,
Sarathy
