Within you, without you
May 28, 2024 18:09:26 GMT
Post by Stella on May 28, 2024 18:09:26 GMT
Wanting to write about space I went to the Pixabay website to find an image of a bell, but couldn't find one. No worries. I found this delightful image of the different stages of a daffodil opening instead. Thanks to Andreas for the photo. I still want to write about space but will start from this example of daffodils.
But what I want to start from is not daffodils, but life. This is something I want you to think about. Is life an experience you're participating in? Is life something that you do? Or is life simply an ability you possess? How would you personally define life? How do you personally see life? What exactly are you referring to when you talk about my life? What is life to you?
While you're thinking about that, let's look at the life experience of a daffodil. In the image above we see the (arbitrary) four stages of the flower of the daffodil opening. We see change in the flower, the part coloured yellow. We don't see much change in the green parts, say the stalk. But see the stalk is what connects the flower to the earth. But what else is the flower connected to? What about the environment? The sunlight? The rain? The soil? What about the bee or other insect that seeks the pollen or nectar contained in the flower? Now think about all the other possible connections which can involve or include the yellow daffodil flower.....read more