think outside the box, 2011

cube

People tell us to “Think outside the box.”

Only then do we realize that our lives are bound by some sort of box and there exists the possibility of an external reality.

wooden drawing figure in cube

But can we really “Think Outside the Box”?

wooden drawing figure on cube

Or are we just stretching the box to make our reality bigger to incorporate more of that “external reality”?

wooden drawing figure in cube stretching box (transparent view)

My illustration of “Thinking Outside the Box”:

wooden drawing figure in cube stretching box (opaque view)