Gorgeous

the gorgeous skit was very interesting to me because it seems like he is having a stream of conscienceness in a sense he goes from thought to thought, which brings him to the conclusion that all his thoughts about being gorgeous are true.
It was very entertaining and unbelievable seeing the transformation occur in the short time of the video.

mockingbird

Rives Mokingbird skit, shows his ideas of his master plan of releasing birds to bring together communities of all sorts. His plan reminded me of some of one of the internets main purposes. The bringing of people together in different ways seem to be only a fairy tale in reality. With the clash of classes and interests it is only possible to come together in an artificial matter, instead of in real life.

The te and god

P. 49 Poem


The poem states that ordinary people have qualities that resemble that of the Te. The poem reminded me of Christians say that we as people are created in the image of God. Even though people are not perfect they seem to have some qualities that are genuine, which overtake the other qualities,

cleansing

After I sat down for ten minutes and focused on getting all the thoughts i had in my head out, i felt a sense of being free and relaxed. Nothing good or bad came into my mind, it felt as though i was neutral and had no opinions on any matter. Also, there was a sense of rejuvenation that resembled the feeling after waking from sleep.
However, getting to the point of feeling relaxed was difficult because the idea to get all the papers i had due in the following weeks off my mind was very difficult. But in the end i may again go through the same steps in order to feel better and become more relaxed.

Ants

I observed ants outside today because I new some things about ants through sources such as the discovery channel yet haven't observed them in a long time. When i was looking at them i noticed that most of the ants were in unison of one another. Now I do not know how they all know what specific job to do or how they communicate with such a large population around them. Is it instinct? Or is there ways in which they learn how todo there job with one another in a somehwat peaceful and efficient way? The though of doing work with a thousand people in order to achieve a goal just baffers me and shows just how complex nature can be.

our world and us

"Respect the world as your self:
The world can be your lodging.
Love the world as your self:
The world can be your trust". (p. 13)


The poem reminded me those who are one with nature such as Native Americans. Meaning that the world is a part of the individual and all the resources and needs of the individuals are supplied by nature. Many of the problems in the world arise from issues that deal with the environment and the resources (oil, global warming).

man and ape

"Apes are much ... and imitate each others' caution". (p. 243)

I found the quotation interesting because as society we imitate those who we see, just as those who watched Socrates speak in public. The quote provides evidence of how close the human race is to apes. It is also an exmaple of the old saying not to make the same mistake twice, only in much different contexts.