ABSTRACT
Language is like life. There is an aspiration for order, for control, for possession, driven by fear of the unknown, of the powers and sources of evil. But there is always the reality that language, like life, cannot be controlled. Language, like life, is bigger than any one of us. We can go through language, like life; we can be with language, like life; we can use it, but we cannot control it. We can try to create all kinds of controlling devices — rules, regulations, laws, correctness, categories, policies, impositions; in life we also create ceremonies, anniversaries, prayers, rituals, insurances and other devices, all through the desire to impose order; but it does not work.
