A Sapling’s Tale
From the sky I fell from gripping talons. Windblown swirling, I ricocheted off waxy leaves and rested on foreign soil protected by towering stems. My arrival was quick but my journey far from over. I sank into a cold embrace. Darkness enveloped me as I learned to love the underworld. ’Twas far less noisy down [...]
Posted at 1:26 pm on 2011.7.27 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Life, Nature | Tagged: Biology, Evolution, Nature, Perception, Sentience, Trees | read on
Know Thy Humanity
The human body is so intricate and complicated—billions of years of natural technological advancement. What if we were to look at each other not as mere beings—as friend or foe—but as complicated, intricately-woven, technologically-advanced machines? We marvel at the iPad, but not at each other. We coo at dogs and babies, but not at humans [...]
Posted at 10:42 am on 2011.5.12 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Life | Tagged: Animals, Biology, Brain, Consciousness, Evolution, Humans, Karma, Nature, Peace, Perception, Sentience | read on
