Create something profound

Understanding
The enjoyment of the sensation created by realising how profound something is, is a powerful intrinsic motivation for the pursuit of knowledge, wisdom and experience. The word magnosity is reserved for a less philosophical but similar sensation of pure awe that one may experience when looking at very large structures or large natural features such as old trees or mountain ranges. Profoundness consists of more than just awe but awe is an important component which can either be provided by the imagination or through direct observation of a stimulus. Something is profound if it communicates or demonstrates a truth that has the potential to effect great power or influence over ones life, the lives of others or the way reality plays out in general. Something is also profound if the simple truth that it provides allows one to pervasively understand a great deal more about reality than is directly depicted or represented in the "profound" stimulus.


 * It must be simple or concise to declare or demonstrate or it must at least be uninterrupted and have a clear beginning and end (as in the case of a profound anecdote) - so that it can be more easily labelled as one discrete experience which is "profound".
 * It must be communicated clearly and unambiguously.
 * It need not be spectacular to witness (i.e. intensely stimulating to the senses whilst delivering that truth). It can be understated.
 * It must have far-reaching implications beyond the original representation that delivers the idea. This can be presented directly to the senses or it can be imagined. In each case "awe" is a common reaction (being extremely surprised and either excited or fearful). This will tend to result in either heightened alertness, goosebumps, shivers, sweating or tears or combinations of each in various orders according to the intensity and duration of the sensation.

In the case of being fearful of the far-reaching implications, profoundness still serves as a stimulating intrinsic motivation for the pursuit of knowledge, wisdom or experience because of the novelty provided by the surprise felt when extremely profound truths are encountered or by the excitement provided by the recurring idea that one will eventually encounter ever more surprising, novel and therefore stimulating truths.


 * It need not turn out to be true but it must be perceived to be true in order to be perceived as profound at the time or it must at least have a small chance of being true.