Hi Adrie, Yes, new every day. I like that. Thanks, Adrie!
On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 3:18 AM, Adrie Kintziger <parser...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can we still be surprised and feel awe when we discover a bird's nest in > the > shrubs or a frog in the polder?,we should be!,....many people loose this > ability early in life.We can ask ourselves,... > Did the emotional/intellectual adaptive filter close too early for them,and > did the pattern dissolve itself to give way for other patterns to > emerge?......, > > Sometimes a bit strange that i will take a philosopher stance to stop > thinking about these things, and go back to expiriencing again, as if > everything is anew every day. > > Adrie > > > > > 2017-08-22 9:00 GMT+02:00 Dan Glover <daneglo...@gmail.com>: > >> Hi guys, >> >> Great discussion! >> >> Hey. Just an aside. Maybe. But maybe not. I just got back from viewing >> the eclipse. First time I ever've seen totality. Had to check what I >> was drinking for if someone'd slipped LSD into it or maybe diced up >> psilocybin mushrooms on that breakfast burrito I had earlier. Took off >> work and drove 400 miles for a totality lasting 2 minutes 40 seconds >> and I'd do it again tomorrow were there another. Mindblowing. >> Completely mindblowing. >> >> See, intellectually I knew exactly what an eclipse is. I knew what to >> expect. But to witness that mofo... that was an experience. People've >> asked me oh did it get dark and did you see stars and did the crickets >> start into chirping and yes to all but Jesus God there were people >> driving past me at the same moment the moon was blocking out the sun >> and their headlights were on and but they never even pulled over to >> look. And they were right there. Right there. >> >> One of the people I was with said hey it's because we're in Missouri. >> And he wasn't joking. More, though, leading up to the eclipse I kept >> getting nasty messages on Facebook saying: "am I the only one not >> going to the eclipse?" And people are agreeing. Oh yeah. Big waste of >> time, that. I'm not going. As if it is somehow okay to be jaded. No. >> Expected. How one of the wonders of the world is right there above our >> heads and we're too busy or too adultish or too know-it-all to take >> the time and watch and those of us who do revel in the experience are >> dullishly off-kilter, worthy of putdowns. >> >> I'm not much into politics. The wheel turns. Now is the time for >> stupid people to rule. That'll pass as it always does. If you accept >> the basic tenet of the MOQ, that quality and morality are identical, >> then you might also see how what's better is driving evolution on all >> four levels. And what's better doesn't necessarily mean intellect >> always rules. I read this article about how birds what live along >> roadways are evolving shorter wingspans. That doesn't presuppose as >> some would have it an intelligent being overseeing such happenings nor >> is it a matter of chance. Rather, birds with long wingspans are unable >> to fly away quickly enough and are killed by cars thus unable to >> propagate. Short wings are better. >> >> There are so many ah ha moments in life which we gloss over. >> Especially should things not fit with our preconceived notion of the >> world and our place in it. If the MOQ teaches us anything, it should >> be to wake up. To be there. To give our attention to what is right in >> front of us instead of forever planning for tomorrow. >> >> Anyway... >> >> -- http://www.danglover.com Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
