Here Am I
© 2006 by Dino R. FedericoHere am I.
There be you,
Everywhere are we.
Have you heard the coniferous spruce ask, “Why?”;
Or maybe the leopard on the savannah contemplating, “How come?”.
Have you hear the sea lions in the midst of their barking conventions discussing, “Why us? Is this fair?”; or even maybe the cry of the eagle at midday soaring over the land, “What does it mean? What does it mean?”.
Mankind alone is burdened with the impulse, the desire, the need to know; to know the reason and meaning of moments, events and actions.
All other living things on the planet already know the meaning and reasons by instinct. The living things know all that is and all that transpires happens in the natural course of living, and interacting with the world around.
(And of course the animals don’t take the time to put this conceptual thought to words, or even represented perception… they just know. And act accordingly; they can’t do anything else.
But humans, in all the splendor and intelligence we possess, are constantly interrupting life itself by heeding the4 urge to ponder, explain, discuss, debate, and formulate the meaning of what is… the meaning of life itself. Yet how silly, how foolish, since life IS, life HAPPENS.
The meaning or ranking of importance to any specific moment or event is purely and completely subjective. Can we really define the unique person we want the world to see? And if so, what happens the very next moment after you’ve defined yourself? Are you not again having to adjust, change, modify your definition of you?
Clothing and cars, jewelry and jobs, food and fortune will never define us.
Creeds and deeds, politics and parties, faith and folly, can never fulfill us,
All of these add a part, but none alone define the heart.
Birds continue to eat, nest, and fly.
Fish continue to swim, feed, and reproduce abundantly.
Elephants, Zebras, kangaroos, and spiders all thrive in unity
Without ever the need of a cell phone, a computer, a car, or any machine.
All that nature intended is readily available, and when not, adaptation occurs
Whether to the gain or the loss of life.
