Christine, I edited your post so that "normal" people
would be able to understand it a little better.
>>"I think humans and their works are certainly "natural" in the sense that we are organisms (mammals is more accurate; even a bacteria is an organism). When our acts are savage (by whose standards?), or our works not aesthetically pleasing (again by whose standards?), it is disappointing to me because we were blessed (who/what blessed us?) with very advanced reasoning skills which should give us the ability, and the motivation (what does reasoning have to do with
motivation?), to act at the highest possible functional levels, not the lowest (very vague; define "functional levels").
I guess it's about delayed gratification in lots of ways!! If we act impulsively and for immediate gain, the sky will be littered with orbiting space junk (what junk do you have up there?), a lot of species whose interplay with our survival we don't yet completely understand will be gone from the food chain (humans grow & raise their own food), undiscovered drugs from the rainforest (if there are any) will never be utilized to save lives, there will be no fish in the sea (far out, not even
one?), etc. I suppose it is natural to be this selfish, but we also have a very strong survival instinct (most humans have never had to use their survival instincts), so that combined with our rational thinking skills (most people are not rational) should cause us to act in a more evolved, more environmentally conscious way.
I am a pagan (in your eyes only), religiously speaking, and so I believe that everything we need is already here (except computers and Volvos), and it is sacred (only to you my dear), and all we have to do to survive is to respect and nurture what we see in front of us (yes, fertilizer & pesticides do that very well thankyou), and that earth is the mother (what happened to dad?). I don't think you can get much more natural than that. Monkeys (and all other animals) in the forest have the intuitive good sense (natural instinct) to move to other feeding grounds before they eat so much of their favorite treats that the plants will not grow back. Why is it humans are so stupid?
( I would'nt call a welfare mom who travels thousands of miles to a
distant city in search of a bigger welfare check stupid)
Now, about reinforcement! This goes back to some MAN's comments about women's breasts sagging, I think. Men are WRONG when they think we can suckle their children (did someone hold a gun to your
head?), overcome the rules of gravity, and keep those idealized teenage-type bodies into our '80's (the 50's will do). This is one of those areas where women are much more understanding and realistic. Do you think we idealize those balding heads (Sean Connery?) and beer bellies? Not really--we just find more of love radiates from the inside as we age (loin honey?), and that's what keeps turning us on.
Anyway, if Janice didn't make her splendid recipe with tofu and cucumber mousse, I don't think there would be as much of a problem--these are SOFT foods!! My original cucumbers need NO reinforcement, and I see from reading your profile that you like NANO and its twelve-inch measuring tools!! Could you explain to a non-techie girl what this all means? "<< |
