Guest guest Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 : I don't know if I agree with everything you wrote, but I have to say that you sound very different now from the first impression you made on me. Maybe I should be wary of first impressions. " Life is an enigma " could be changed into " Life is a wonder " . Don't you think this one reads better? José > > Mark, > > > > Interesting viewpoints - I agree with most of what you wrote. > > > > My personal take is long after were gone [i.e., human race] Mother Earth will heal itself over many millions of years from now and some other life form will come along and perhaps do the same " destructive " things. > > > > From death comes life - from life comes death. Out of destruction comes new life - a good example would be a forest fire [After the fire [destruction] new buds [new life] pop out and life begins all over again]. Life appears [i.e., on the human scale of things] to us to be nothing more than cycles. Certainly we are in a " down " cycle - perhaps from here on out. This down cycle or up cycle is neither good nor bad, it just is. Life has within it seeds for " destruction " and seeds for " life. " Perhaps the ying and yang is a good analogy of this phenomenon. > > > > I find it bizarre when I see people wear t-shirts that state, " Save our planet, recycle " or " Save our planet, conserve energy. " See, to me, these t-shirts are a " joke " because it is not Mother Earth who needs to be " saved " - it is the human race that needs to rethink what were doing. When we poison our air, water, and minds [TV, radio] these are the things we do to " ourselves. " > > > > In sum, life is an enigma! If you ask young people, their reply would be " Life's short, play hard…Nike, just do it! " > > > > - > > > > " We Have Seen the Enemy, and it is Us " -Pogo > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Start your day with - make it your home page > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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