Yoda here. It's been fun to put in my two barks worth recently, but it's now time to turn this operation back over to it's creator, The Thoughtful Wanderer. Take it away, Paul.
Thanks, Yoda.
In a sea of lies, which seems to be the order of the day now, it's good to know that there are still some verifiable truths in the world. These truths help to put life into perspective. Like for instance, the law of gravity. It's not something you can vote for, and it also doesn't matter one iota whether you believe in it or not. IT JUST IS. You may want to jump up and down and say that it's not fair. You may want to start a movement against gravity. Gravity might make you sad, or angry or depressed. But the bottom line is that on this planet, gravity is just part of the deal. Best to accept it. Here is another truth.
The Laws of Thermodynamics:
It makes no difference what the colour of your skin is, what country you live in, how rich or poor financially you are, or even whether or not you are a homo sapien. The laws of thermodynamics have an impact on everything on the planet, and in fact the entire universe. I was reminded of this recently when looking at some information* about the condition of the sea ice in the Arctic. Here it is, late November, and the Arctic ice extent is decreasing. It should be doing the opposite at this time of the year. See. Good old thermodynamics at play. The planet continues to heat up, and the ice continues to melt. So simple, yet the effects will be profound.
Back in the day, say about a century ago, the Arctic ice looked like this:
Ahhh, the good old days. If this gentleman was up there now, he might be better off with a boat.
Getting back to the topic of lies. The COP 22 (the 22nd Conference of the Parties) wound up last week in **Marrakesh, Morocco. I imagine there were some doozies spun during the conference, all wrapped around the main idea of "green economic growth" or something along those lines. The laws of thermodynamics could care less. Perhaps the conference would have been more appropriately named, ***Catch- 22, because it doesn't matter at this point, what humans do or don't do. It looks like we're done.
**(I find it interesting that the conference was convened in such a remote location. Out of sight, out of mind maybe?)
*** Catch 22 quotes:
“[They] agreed that it was neither possible nor necessary to educate people who never questioned anything.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22
“There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.
"That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed.
"It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22
"That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed.
"It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22
So while Yoda continues to enjoy his daily walks, I'll continue to enjoy whatever precious moments are left. And I'm going to spend the next few moments listening to Crosby, Stills and Nash.
living a life of profound acceptance,
Paul
The Thoughtful Wanderer
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