Monday, January 31, 2011

I'll see you Tomorrow



Its amazing how naive and truly clueless we have all become. The fact that we say things like "See you tomorrow" or "I'll do this tomorrow" is quite whimsical itself.
Not necessarily because procrastination is humorous, but that we assume that we, or they, or you will be around the next day. I use these phrases all the time and it has become part of our social life. I am not saying to live in fear of your life everyday or those you love. I am saying that everyone needs to feel present here and now.

A friend of mine passed away early last year. Without reason, without warning. I spoke to him on Facebook around 4:45pm. He said he had to go buy groceries around 5 so he signed off. He was dead at 5:15pm.

I was dumbfounded that within 30 minutes he could lose his life. It petrifies me to think that he had no idea as well. Speaking to someone or being around someone who is that close to death really puts an interesting perspective on things.

That is if you choose to take from it what I have.

Yesterday is history,Tomorrow is a mystery,Today is a gift.

Be here now.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

The sky is falling!




Remember all those birds that died? You may or may not, but I do.I remember how fast it came into the news (albeit minimally) and then most importantly how fast it disappeared out of the news.

The sky is falling! No wait, just the animals in the sky are falling. (Remember how scared that made us; I think this is more scary)

Beginning of the year (started January 1st) hundreds of birds died in Arkansas, USA. Weird right? Then days later more birds, and more birds and in different countries...around the world were dying. Mass amounts of birds dying and falling out of the sky. Instantly in large groups. Then mass amounts of fish and sea life were dying and washing up on shores; again all around the world. All within a short lived time frame. This information did not reach the majority of the world's news or population.

But Britney Spears has a new single right? (everybody seems to know that).

In North America...after scientists and "whoever" concluded that the birds in Arkansas died from a pesticide, it was laid to rest and concluded.

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I am sitting here like..okay...and what about the rest of the birds all around the world? What happened to the fish and crabs? I do not believe this is a conspiracy or apocalyptic; but feel like somethings gotta give here. Things are changing, and things are happening right in front of our eyes and everyone is so disconnected from it.

Some people are saying its because of the oil spill.

Lets say it is the oil spill in the southern states that happened in summer 2010. It obviously has effected a LARGE part of our world and existence without us even being aware of the consequences from it. I don't remember scientist telling us to watch out for falling birds out of the sky. Actually forget it, because most people have forgotten about the oil spill!

I guarantee if you were walking down the street and a beautiful flock of hundreds of birds flew over you and they all simultaneously died and fell to the ground...you'd get it.

Now go back to your IPHONE.

:)

Yahoo Question



Someone asked me one day; what do you think "I not only have a body; I am this body." words of French Philosopher Gabriel Marcel meant?

I said I would assume this is just his realization of being present.

Acknowledging your presence. You are here, you are now. You are not just existing in your head (which can be quite consuming), you are are existing in the world.

Now go back to your IPHONE.

The Walking Gorilla





So there is this Gorilla named Ambam. He is a silver back gorilla that likes to walk...on his 2 hind legs. I am sure some people have caught wind of it on the internet or word of mouth. Although the video about it only has 250,000 views... Britney Spears has millions. I digress.

Everyone that I know (who actually knows about this; which is not that many, which is scary) seem to think its just "cool". No one has really discussed it or commented on in the way I am thinking about it.

I am like "HOLY SHIT"...A walking gorilla. A walking Ape. We were always told that gorillas used all 4 legs to move did we not? When have you ever heard of or seen a walking gorilla?

Here it is...walking. The Zoo Keeper says he has been doing it most of his life, while others are saying he is just trying to mimic a human.

Both are equally mind blowing and make me a little frantic.

Evolution, change, and adaptation is happening right before our eyes. Right Now.

This is not a "Planet of the Apes" nightmare that I am referencing directly, but the fact that these animals are changing. They are the closest thing to a human and now have learned to walk.

I am not saying that this is apocalyptic either (or conspiracy based). I am sure some people will assume I am freaking out assuming it must have a catastrophic meaning. Not true at all.I am purely more obsessed with it because most of society cant see into it or is not present for the "wow" moment of it. It is completely irrelevant to the majority of the population.

You cannot tell me that you do not see change happening in the world quickly and constantly...at a very accelerated rate. Whether its in the world, or just your life. (I could go into a long discussion about society but that's for later)

"All gorillas can do it to some extent but we haven't got any who do it like Ambam and he is quite a celebrity at the park."

What are humans next step? We've learned how to walk, talk, and create things. Animals are evolving, clearly our next step is to expand into the mental and cerebral. Fight the disconnect.

Now go back to your IPHONES.

:)