(November 17, 2015 at 3:05 am)heatiosrs Wrote:(November 17, 2015 at 2:50 am)RaphielDrake Wrote: Well, I like it. Its structure is sound. Although I would also argue that the idea we are all one because we live on the same planet would be inaccurate. Its poetically lovely and inspirational but it doesn't hold up. I mean, technically my body isn't all one. Its a collection of things that produce actions and reactions. The reason I am identified by most as a single thing is because their senses can't perceive the complex number of parts that allow me to function. The difference however is if my liver fails (not a remote possibility) then I may cease to function. If humanity fails the world, the universe will not even blink. We are, at best, passengers. I suppose we could become more though? Time will tell.I know we are not all equal. I was actually going in the opposite direction. Where you say "I mean there are smaller and smaller things that seperate us all" I was saying "The bigger you go, the more Earth becomes indistinguishable by the small differences we distinguish it by, which is why we should all think bigger and not worry about these small differences, as on a cosmological scale they are meaningless".
Its doesn't really matter, works of art are rarely completely accurate. They are the results of our perceptions and thoughts. They can be beautiful even if flawed. The objective is not to craft a truth, it is to craft an alternative perspective that resonates with others it is shown to.
I can't really speak for Benny.
That only really works if you are a being on a cosmological scale. If you live down here thinking on that scale then those differences effect you. For example; I am not really concerned by the plight of the ant. Its troubles, its differences from other ants are indistinguishable to me. If that ant took a similar attitude to me it would be a dead ant very shortly.
Viewing our troubles on that kind of a scale is not a luxury most of us have because life will kick our asses if we try. Much like if I walk around with two telescopes sellotaped to my head I would in theory have better vision but I would likely get run over when crossing a road.
But like I said, its a really good poem. Sorry if I'm hyper focusing on some details. My girlfriend calls me a "pedant", another way of calling me pedantic. lol
"That is not dead which can eternal lie and with strange aeons even death may die."
- Abdul Alhazred.
- Abdul Alhazred.