THERE IS "SENSE" IN "NONSENSE". - by Abisola Oladimeji

There Is Sense in Nonsense;A thought provoking insight that explores the paradox of meaning within what appears meaningless. By Anonymous Thinker At first glance, nonsense is a joke, a mistake, a waste of time. It’s the rambling of the mad, the gibberish of the child, the abstract of the absurd. We’re taught to dismiss it, to push it aside in favor of logic, order, and reason. But what if there is more to nonsense than we realize?What if beneath the surface of chaos lies a secret truth—raw, unfiltered, and profoundly human? There is sense in nonsense. And we’ve been blind to it for too long. The Wisdom of the Absurd Look closely at a comedian’s punchline, a child’s bizarre drawing, or a madman’s mumblings. You might laugh, dismiss, or scoff. But pay attention—sometimes their nonsense speaks the truth society is too afraid to say aloud. The jester in the king’s court was the only one allowed to mock the crown, because in foolishness, there is immunity—and in immunity, truth. The clown wears the painted smile, but often carries the deepest observations, hidden behind laughter. Nonsense, when free of filters, becomes a mirror. It reflects the absurdities of the world we’ve normalized. Why does a piece of paper control access to food (money)? Why does a clock dictate human worth (productivity)? Why are borders drawn on maps sacred while people’s lives are disposable? When you pause to question these things, you realize: much of what we call "sense" is structured nonsense, and much of what we call "nonsense" is the first rebellion against a lie. Creativity Is Born in Chaos The greatest art, innovation, and philosophy didn’t begin with clean, logical lines. They began with daydreams, scribbles, gut feelings, and disjointed ideas. Einstein imagined riding on a beam of light before he wrote equations. Picasso painted faces sideways before the world called it genius. Children understand this better than adults. Give a child a box, and it becomes a spaceship, a castle, a dragon's lair. To us, that’s nonsense. To them, it’s a universe. Who’s really making sense? Nonsense is the playground of the mind before rules are forced upon it. The Spiritual Language of the Irrational Faith, dreams, love, grief—these are not rooted in logic. They are powerful forces that shape lives, yet defy explanation. Try putting grief into a formula. Try reducing love to data. You can’t. This is why ancient wisdom is often encoded in parables, poetry, and paradoxes. The mystics spoke in riddles not because they lacked clarity, but because ultimate truths are not always linear—they are felt, not solved. Sometimes, only nonsense can carry the weight of the profound. Learning to Listen Differently To find the sense in nonsense, we must listen with different ears. We must unlearn the obsession with perfect syntax and clean logic. We must learn to feel the undercurrent of what is being expressed, not just analyze the surface. The man talking to himself on the street might be fighting invisible wars we don’t understand. The child talking to the clouds might be expressing more wonder than any science textbook can capture. The protester screaming nonsense slogans might be the only one brave enough to scream at all. Nonsense is a signal. A symptom. A story in code.  The Art of Unmaking Sense In a world obsessed with logic, control, and structure, nonsense is resistance. It is freedom. It is sometimes the only language left when language fails. So next time you hear something that makes no sense, don’t rush to discard it. Sit with it. Dance with it. Decode it. Beneath the laughter, the madness, or the absurdity—there might be a truth waiting to be heard. Because there is sense in nonsense.You just have to listen differently.

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