Saturday, October 06, 2007

Don't put a lid on a volcano

This is about all things that should be left to the open air, all things that should be left to breathe, all things that should be left to wander, all things that should be left to show, all things that should be left to ooze, things that should be left to grieve, things that should be left to expand and grow, all things that should be left to run around naked, all things that should be left alone, things that should be left in peace, those that should be left to swell, and pour out freely.
Don't put a lid on them. You think you gonna kill them by doing so? How naive. How selfish. How unconsiderate. How suicidal.
I recently made a trip to Mt St Helens volcano, and watching this formidable force of nature, permanently letting out that plume of smoke, I thought of how wise and powerful nature is, and this was a reminder to anyone who wants to watch, and listen, not only with their eyes and ears, but also with their hearts and souls, a reminder that we cannot - and should not- try to control everything the way we do. That we should accept - and respect- what happens. Who was it that put in humans' minds this silly idea that they could control things and people, that they could control what happened? What a presomptuous idea. We'll be on our way out of trouble, the day we admit that we cannot control everything, and that what happens was meant to happen the way it happens.
So why are we trying to put a lid on ourselves, and on others? Why are we killing ourselves by inches? Why are we putting so much effort in killing what little humanity remains in us? Why are we harming ourselves so much? What are we so afraid of? Tell me!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I've read this piece three times. I will read it a couple of times more, then comment.