Just now, my wife walked away from the living room saying in a somewhat laconic voice “tonight the US will bomb Iran, you will see”, getting to her bedroom.
Earlier in the day I was hearing, more than listening to, the podcasts she listens to, from clearly more informed sources than the mainstream media bla bla, that sounded very worrying about this all Israel, Palestine, Iran, Russia, Ukraine thing.
In 2000 years and a bit more, humans have managed great things, but also only never gotten past their thrive for power, domination, ego-driven manifestation. Building pyramids, going to the Moon, eradicating illnesses, creating visual/sound/written beauty but ending up fighting for … what exactly?
Seems to me, we, as a whole, have completely lost the plot, so to speak. Give power back to ants.
Thank you Aaron for your thoughtful words and music.
I also recommend this: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780437/the-world-after-gaza-by-pankaj-mishra/
And thanks so much for introducing me to Ganavya! I had no idea...
Just now, my wife walked away from the living room saying in a somewhat laconic voice “tonight the US will bomb Iran, you will see”, getting to her bedroom.
Earlier in the day I was hearing, more than listening to, the podcasts she listens to, from clearly more informed sources than the mainstream media bla bla, that sounded very worrying about this all Israel, Palestine, Iran, Russia, Ukraine thing.
In 2000 years and a bit more, humans have managed great things, but also only never gotten past their thrive for power, domination, ego-driven manifestation. Building pyramids, going to the Moon, eradicating illnesses, creating visual/sound/written beauty but ending up fighting for … what exactly?
Seems to me, we, as a whole, have completely lost the plot, so to speak. Give power back to ants.
Thank you Aaron for your thoughtful words and music.