Love is a Menace

I put myself at risk out of love for the planet. A friend said about my blog, "You don't hold back." Isn't that the earmark of passion? In contrast, people who desecrate Mother Nature or, say, proudly hunt wolves are often passionate about their religions. Do their brains make a significant connection between Creator and creation? Can insecure egos drive the need to dominate?

Research participants who watched awe-inspiring images became increasingly intolerant of uncertainty. Yet life seems to demand things in good measure. Spirituality, biodiversity, doubt, and human responsibility can all co-exist. We need the will to be both puny and powerful. We need passion.

Yet the awe in love makes us crave certainty. We may destroy what we love, just to get certainty. The cost may not just be to this world. Our souls may grow in spurts each time we feel awe without defining it by what we think we know. Going in and out of our minds may be the engine that builds character. It may be logical to try to dominate nature. It may be insane to risk your life for love of the ecosystem.

My blog-reading friend may think he knows me, and think I'm not holding back. We imagine Mother Nature will hold back because God is ultimately pulling the strings. In the Hindu pantheon, Kali interests me. Humanity may lose all certainty and security when we feel awe of Climate Change!

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