Thought: Gotta have flowers
Thoughts: Sex & violence, sure…but there’s more, much more of what we do best
One of the pieces that’s often left out of discussions about Darwin’s thought, which often (in western society) centres on the “survival of the fittest” mantra, is that he also made the case that people, tribes, and groups that work together can thrive, not just survive.
Agustin Fuentes, an anthropology professor, says the urges to pursue sex and violence are basic parts of being human, but they are not the key to humanity’s evolutionary success.
Check this out. It’ll lift you up, about our possibilities.
Thoughts: Don’t be shy. Take it.
Thoughts: Dive in!
You have been walking the ocean’s edge,
holding up your robes to keep them dry.
You must dive naked under and deeper under,
a thousand times deeper. Love flows down.
~Rumi
About Brother Ian
Over the centuries, Brother Ian has been collecting stories & information & discourses for the purpose of elevating the human condition as needed, dissecting it when necessary, and building the case for hope.
In the spirit of noting that organized crime, organized baseball, organized labour, and organized religion tend to engender controversy & occasional discord, I promise to be neither organized or critical of those who are.