What are the Mathnuscripts

As I write, I must do. As I do, I must write

• Mathenge Waweru

What are the Mathnuscripts? They are a collection of notes written by Mathenge Waweru. They conceptualise the world from his perspective. What he sees, he writes. What is written is used or stashed. All in all, it serves a purpose—a purpose of self-actualisation and a legacy of observation and pondering that will transcend his lifetime.

They could be a digital mind, a collection of notes, a couple of linking scripts, or a library of knowledge. All are valid but miss the bigger story.

• A digital mind implies that only the author may write to it. This is yet to be determined. Better yet, the Mathnuscripts can take a mind of their own and generate their own writing.
• A collection of notes. Notes are written words. This is just a drop in the ocean of the media we have at our disposal today. We have audio, images, video, interactive games, software, augmented and virtual reality. There are even 3D models, architecture, engineering, and art, which are all expressions of life itself. Notes are merely a means of expression.
• A couple of linked scripts. In truth, I am seeking to link ideas to one another. This goes beyond syntax to semantics. One abstracted idea connected to another reveals hidden patterns in thinking. Linked scripts cannot do this yet; something else has to be done.
• A library of knowledge. The study of epistemology and the collection of facts and observations are good pursuits, but they are not everything. The important things are often elusive and cannot be expressed as facts. Life is full of emotions, push and pull, and ultimately chaos. The order of knowledge encapsulates the world, but it is not the full story.

In this dissection, we come to see that the Mathnuscripts are subject to discovery. Even I don't know what they can become, but I know that they will be good. They are my secondary legacy, for the primary legacy is in the physical. The Mathnuscripts are only possible because of the acts I commit in the world. In this human form, I must embark on a journey. In this digital form, I must take the reader with me.