Time does not pass for the infinite player. Each moment of time is a beginning of a period of time. It is the beginning of an event that gives the time within its specific quality.*
James Carse
A stable, balanced life is a life losing energy – and so is a stable, balanced city.**
Richard Sennett
The finite game has an end, its players
move relentlessly towards it—
Expending their energy.
The infinite game comprises endless beginnings, its players
seeking to be present, surprised, and becoming—
Endlessly regenerated.
(We all have our finite games, but knowing what our infinite play is, we can more generously contribute to the former. What is your infinite play?)
*James Carse’s Finite and Infinite Games;
**Richard Sennett’s Building and Dwelling.
THIN|SILENCE 