6 years later and I'm still here...On this planet, on the internet, in this plane of existence...The sea level is rising and soon we will be building giant dams to keep from drowning...a gigantic public works project, ironically may be what creates a more equitable economy for a short time at least...The poor cities may see their populations disappear under walls of water, or perhaps some international coalition will fund their dams... For now I can still walk unimpeded up to the water's edge without fear, I can still gaze out into a roiling ocean at night and feel that I am confronting the infinite...the continuous patterns of the waves, nature still mysterious at it's core, so much for humanity to learn, a species and perhaps a planet in it's infancy... Is this why we romanticize the garden of Eden because we know how deep our own ignorance goes down?
I caught a tv clip of an experiment designed to highlight an aspect of social psychology. In grand central station, a conga line was started and soon a multitude of strangers joined in for many minutes, perhaps 30? When asked why they joined they couldn't say it was just what everyone else was doing. I know for a fact I wouldn't have joined...so what does that say about me? and others who turn almost instinctually away rather than towards the crowd? What does it say about our ability to understand ourselves as a whole?
Being different isn't enough if you don't actually make a difference...do I still have time to prove my worth to this world?