Merle,<br/><br/>>how many folk rise above their instincts and
desires?...<br/><br/>You keep missing my point. By being born human we have the
_potential_ to transcend our instincts and desires - something no other
organism consistently demonstrates. We are much more fortunate. In
Buddhist/Hindu terms, being born human is akin to falling off a ship and rising
to the surface to find a wooden yoke directly above us. <br/><br/>>the other
organisms that you say are trapped by instinct... <br/><br/>Are you saying they
are not?<br/><br/>>how beautifully they live..as bill says free from
attachments... they just are.. <br/><br/>"Beautiful"? I'd say that's a very
anthropomorphic term. You're a gardener. Ever seen a vegetarian spider or a fox
help a chicken cross the road?<br/><br/>>we ..us humans strive to be...the
other organisms just are..<br/><br/>They just "are" includes being driven by
blind instinct. We can transcend that, even though many
don't.<br/><br/>>no wringing of hands and wrestling with philosophies,
religions psychology.... free to be........ <br/>how good is
that?...<br/><br/>It's not a question of being superior to other animals, but
that we are unique - at this stage of evolution - as self-transcending beings.
<br/><br/><br/>>let us take a leaf out of these organisms books so to
speak,.... <br/><br/>Everything is our teacher.<br/><br/><br/>> by the way we
are those organisms..<br/>have you not met in your travels the human
reptile?.... <<br/><br/>Many times. How many times have you met a reptilian
Jesus or Dalai Lama?<br/><br/>Mike<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Sent from Yahoo!
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