I read that somewhere and I really don’t remember where. I use it here unquoted for I don’t remember who wrote it. I apologize and would state who wrote it if I remembered. But I don’t, so I won’t.
That statement though, denotes the difference between animal life and human life. We have evolved with an imagination, thoughts, and ideas. Now I am not going into the merits of evolution or creationism, but I will say that “IF” God did create us in his image – well he has a sadistic sense of humor.
Well, let’s face it. I am 5 foot 6 inches and maybe 140 pounds (soaking wet with a parka on). I cannot tell you the number of times when I could have been a few inches taller. You know, like when you need to get that bowl from the top of the cupboard, or changing that light bulb. It would be so much easier and simpler if I could have just reached up there and got it. But Noooo, I have to FIRST try to reach it, and then grab a chair, stand up on it, reach and pull the item down, climb back down off the chair, and then put the chair back. It would have been so much faster just to be able to reach the dog-gone thing.
Then, and I am talking to you guys out there on this one, how about when we are going to do some type of manly thing like cutting a board, working on the car, or any number of other Manly type feats of strength, cunning, and fortitude. There are times when a third arm and hand would have come in handy. One sticking right out of the middle of our chest. O.k. o.k. I know, but give it a second now and think about this. How about when we have to carry a bunch of something small. Like the Christmas decorations. All those little boxes of ornaments and the like. O.k. so we got like 15 boxes all piled in a semblance of order and we go down the stairs, walk into the house and get like 5 inches away from where we are going to put them down and POOF all the boxes go flying across the floor. How many times has something similar to that happened to you? Now, wouldn’t it have been easier if we had a third arm to help steady them? I am not going to go into the many other times when we could have used another hand or arm when there weren’t any other people around.
However, I digress, sorry. We humans think, we have an imagination, we have thoughts, and we can come up with ideas. Our thoughts have made the cave into a 3-bedroom cottage, on a concrete road lined with trees. We plant flowers and other fancy weeds, into eye-appealing formations throughout the grassy subdivision we live in. We seek refuge from the day-to-day trials that we face in these places of safety. Bottling ourselves up from the harsh outside world, we watch the TV for our entertainment. We are slowly losing ourselves, our humanness. Turning into mindless zombies waiting and watching the latest wonderful entertainment idea presented upon that small screen.
Take a moment and go outside. Feel the grass comfort your steps as you walk. Sit in the middle of your yard and look around you. See the trees and flowers for what they are, an abstract form of a very primitive time, where the outside world was truly a harsh place to be. Look at the stars and the moon as they come out at night to play. Feel the caress of the Lunar Maiden as She looks down upon you. It is all there, just waiting for you.
Come outside. Sit in the grass and look at the Moon and the Stars. Come and play with us. I share nicely
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