Quiet Contours
Footfalls absent from the floorboards chart a subtle map of inclination, not simply decay—repeated omissions carve experience into preferred routes. This localized resistance to certain paths isn’t passive avoidance; rather, it actively constructs an internal landscape where meaning coalesces through consistent choices over time, akin to how Bergson described duration shaping perception. Each step subtly reinforces this quiet ethics of placement, suggesting agency within the drift of causality.