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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch
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To: elpolvo who wrote (49283)6/17/2004 2:01:59 PM
From: Crocodile  Read Replies (4) of 89467
 
that's partly what's driven me to choose door #3.
that, and the serenity i feel when surrendering
my angst and trusting the design of the universe...
and the pain i feel when i violate nature's laws.

On most things, Door #3
would be my choice as well.

And yes, Nature does have its own way
of sorting things out.
This is something which we humans could
stand to learn from Nature..
That some things are best left undisturbed.

In late summer, I spend a great deal
of time watching the large Argiope spiders
in their giant orb webs.
At times, there is a tremendous temptation
to remove a trapped grasshopper from
a spider's web.
But is that the thing to do?
Grasshoppers are abundant and only live
for a brief summer.
The great spiders are much fewer in number
and depend on all of the accumulated
sun, water and life force contained
within each grasshopper.
The orb web takes a huge amount
of the spider's resources to rebuild each day,
while she continues to grow and grow
before spinning her final egg case.
Each captured grasshopper puts her that much
closer to completing the cycle of her species.
Is it right to remove the grasshopper from the web?

Nature's way would appear to lead to Door #3.

-croc
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