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| Anchored London, ON December 2020 This photo originally shared on Instagram |
To the casual observer, it's an impossible mess, devoid of any order or logic. Like so many other scenes within this same valley, it seems to have evolved randomly over time.
But that's the thing: We're only casual observers, with no real understanding of the complex processes that have driven the growth of these roots and the ecosystem that surrounds it.
Even when we crack open the science books to explain how all this comes to be, there's still a sliver of wonder. Why THIS way? Why can we still not predict exactly what happens next?
As it so often seems when we come down here, there's a parallel to the lives we lead in the real world, now so far away that we can barely hear it. And I think it goes something like this:
We can stand on the outside looking in, and in doing so we can think we know all there is to know. But we'll never really know the full story, the subtleties, intricacies, and even the relationships that shaped this place long before we were here, and will continue to do so long after we leave.
In other words, we simply have no idea. And perhaps accepting that might be one of the elusive keys to becoming better human beings.
Or so I like to believe.
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