Years ago, while petting Cyd, I became aware of something. She (this gorgeous, furry cat) was alive. She was not powered by electricity. She didn’t run on batteries or a USB cord. She was animated by Something Else. Just like me. We were sharing the same Life Force. The same Life Force that animates that tiny ant over there. That bird out the window. Those extravagantly radiant flowers in my garden. The Same Life Force!
This epiphany began with a cat, a creature I already knew I loved and felt connected to. And it’s broadened over the years. Today, everything is in the mix. Yeah, everything. Sky, ocean, wind, rocks, you, your in-laws, Charo…Everything. It’s all One Vibe.
My brain (my thinking) would have me believe that this is something new. But, of course, it is not. Yes, my thinking likes to remind me that I’m a Human Being, all powerful, conqueror, steward, manifesterer (my word.) As a human with a brain, I am smarter than everything else, it argues, and I have domain over it all. I built the pyramids and put a man on the moon.
Big whup.
Take a moment to reflect on some of the other delights we homo sapiens have brought to the party. Then listen carefully to the lyrics of this tune. Sure, it’s kind of kookie and krazy, but I invite you give it a chance. Just to see how your irony receptors are working.
And if you really need me to spell it out for you, I will. Here is the ending refrain of a witty ditty many would dismiss as being little more than sophomoric.
History shows again and again How nature points out the folly of man
Speaking of folly, may our attempts to curtail the antics of the creature below serve as exemplary.
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