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| Prompt: “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” John Muir Do you feel as if everything is connected in some way, like John Muir says? ------------ Leave it to John Muir to come up with this idea. I guess spending so much time in the woods alone would do that to a person. But, yes, when I look at it, surely we are all connected through the simple fact of "existence." If for nothing, but just this fact of existence should make us patient with one another, more careful with the earth, and more aware that our actions and words do matter. And for the same reason, we should all raise our voices against any or all wars. But I may have digressed here. So to put myself back on the same thought line, I asked my offspring this connection question. The scientist one said, in essence, "Every atom in our bodies was once formed in the heart of a star. The iron in our blood, the calcium in our bones, the oxygen we breathe, all were born long before our planet existed. In that sense, we are not just living on the universe; we are made from it." The more literary one said, still in essence, because we were on the phone, "Our past and future are linked through invisible threads. The lessons I learned in my childhood possibly influenced the decisions I make as an adult. The stories you told me and those I read on my own echo in my present values. What one generation, yours-Mom, has experienced is the soil from which my generation has grown." EEEK! Well, who knew my kids would sound so high and lofty! But I understand. That they are in their fifties  may have something to do with their reasoning. At their stage of life, they probably feel pretty optimistic; maybe not about the world situation right now, but about who they are. And somewhat like John Muir, my woods are my kids. When all is said or done, in the end, I believe we are all threads in a huge woven tapestry. We only see a small section of that tapestry at a time, but it is possible that each thread touches another to create the whole picture. And possibly because of it, we shouldn't EVER start wars. |
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