Indifference to natural phenomena is a symptom of separation.

 >>Legionnaires ignore the eclipse
 >>State Troopers can't be bothered with the northern lights
 >>Homeowners don't notice when they are about to be bamboozled by the 
vinyl con-artist
 >>Parents wonder why their children murder fellow students
 >>Citizens allow a lying cheat to take over the presidency

Large segments of this culture are fundamentally based on separation of 
people. Many people are carefully trained from childhood to ignore the 
obvious, whether it's the man behind the curtain pulling the levers that 
create the big show; or, the media seripticiously selling poisonous 
candy for the mouth, the eye, the brain. The result? Dis-connect. 
Homeowners  working a second job and watching commercials on TV are too 
busy to talk to their neighbors to learn that vinyl windows are  a bad 
idea. State troopers are rigorously trained to narrowly focus on the law 
and the action, and be separate from the person and the situation. Both 
son and dad have an iPod plugged in their heads while lethal weapons 
pile up under the bed.

That's what I like about this maillist, it connects me with people who 
are really connected with the real world.

First light here in my neighborhood this morning flashed a golden glow 
on the cupola over at the high school. Now, in broad daylight the clock 
face tells me it's time to get to work.


John
by hammer and hand great works do stand
by pen and thought best words are wrought

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