The Beginning:- A Question

A. G. Maisey · 6th July 2019, 10:31 AM

Thanks Yohan, so you're a Big End man

and Jean, you have no opinion?

OK, no opinion.

As to why I asked the question, it was because I wished to try to establish a consensus of opinion in respect of the beginning of a physical keris blade.

Does it start at the very tip, the ujung, the front and move back towards the hilt, or does it start at the base of the blade and move forward towards the point? Where does this long thin piece of metal begin? Everything begins somewhere. Does a building begin at its foundations and go up, or with its roof and go down?

When we look at a keris, how do we hold it? How do we examine it ? Do we point it towards the ground, or towards the sky, or towards the horizon, or towards somewhere else?

Why do I want to establish a consensus of opinion?

Because I want to prepare a foundation for further understanding. Its that simple.

All I'm asking for is an opinion, not a theory that needs to be defended.

6th July 2019, 10:31 AM	#7
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	Thanks Yohan, so you're a Big End man and Jean, you have no opinion? OK, no opinion. As to why I asked the question, it was because I wished to try to establish a consensus of opinion in respect of the beginning of a physical keris blade. Does it start at the very tip, the ujung, the front and move back towards the hilt, or does it start at the base of the blade and move forward towards the point? Where does this long thin piece of metal begin? Everything begins somewhere. Does a building begin at its foundations and go up, or with its roof and go down? When we look at a keris, how do we hold it? How do we examine it ? Do we point it towards the ground, or towards the sky, or towards the horizon, or towards somewhere else? Why do I want to establish a consensus of opinion? Because I want to prepare a foundation for further understanding. Its that simple. All I'm asking for is an opinion, not a theory that needs to be defended.