THERE IS NO CONSTANT

 

THERE IS NO CONSTANT

Everything is driven by energy and momentum

 

Every once in a while I like to take you on a semi-academic-scientific journey to illustrate with yet another example how energy and momentum impact everything in and around us and why any of our efforts to bring a certain level of constancy in our lives are doomed to fail.  It is frustrating and the underlying cause for much of the friction that exists in the world we inhabit.  The bulk of the universe is made up of matter: atoms, particles and gasses.  Inanimate and lacking awareness.  Matter has no needs.  It simply is.  But, it doesn’t differentiate in how it too is affected by energy and momentum.  Energy constantly bundling and releasing.  There is a certain amount of predictability, but not in the intensity of a release.

Awareness sets us apart from atoms and particles.

Earth is a slightly different kettle of fish because something rather special took place as we inhabit the only planet in our galaxy that produced living cells that spawned a veritable cornucopia of life over a timespan of billions of years.  Living cells, from simple to complex, require nutrition, oxygen, water and sunlight to survive and thrive.  Certain favorable conditions have to be met to keep living cells alive.  All lifeforms are constantly confronted by a host of challenges, something inanimate matter doesn’t have to put up with.  A byproduct of the precarious existence of living cells is an instinctive awareness that is present in virtually all of them.

We’re part of a universe that is a restless entity.

All living cells are the product of energy, but energy is not a constant and because of momentum (the automatic byproduct of energy) it creates constantly changing circumstances, from extremely positive to extremely negative.  A simple example is nutrition.  We don’t always eat the same thing, at the same time and experience the same sensation.  Our craving for sustenance changes constantly depending on need and activity level.  As a direct result of the impact of energy and momentum all lifeforms lead a rather unstable and volatile existence and it produces behaviors to match.  Compounding the impact is the fact that all living cells have a limited lifespan, lack resilience and are susceptible to disease and decay.  The combination of needs and uncertainty is what creates a constant state of turbulence.  This is one of the reasons why extreme incidents of intense negative energy bundling and the subsequent release is nearly impossible to stop.  The needs can be so powerful that it overtakes common sense and reason.

All human behavior answers to the unpredictable patterns of energy and momentum and it explains why our attempts at control are an abysmal failure.  The volatility only increases because of our higher level of intelligence and a higher level of awareness.  It has created a dichotomy we constantly struggle with because when we’re in trouble satisfying and meeting our immediate needs, we consistently fall back on primordial and instinctive behaviors.

We’re not different. All lifeforms share the same building blocks.

All lifeforms on Earth display the same evolutionary characteristics and trademarks.  A superior intelligence doesn’t set us apart, nor does it grant exemptions.  It has only given us an edge over all other lifeforms and if you follow me on my blog or read my books, you will know that I don’t think that is necessarily a good thing.  The following two primordial instincts are dominant in all lifeforms; survival followed by procreation.  When energy needs are met the inevitable urge to procreate is present in all species and a lot of depends on what its immediate environment can support.  And look at our numbers!

A dominant species can exert a greater influence over all the other species it shares the same environment with while potentially competing for the same resources.

In our case it is not only us versus the natural world, but we’re also competing with other human tribes for a variety of reasons, but the underlying sentiment that drives it, is supremacy.  Northern Ireland’s Catholics versus Protestants.  Houthis versus Tutsis in Rwanda, Serbs and Croats in the Balkans.  History is filled with examples galore of uneasy coexistence and fragile relationships.  And let’s not leave out Canada and our ongoing brush with reconciling our fractious historic past with our indigenous people; French Canada versus English Canada, East versus West.  America’s North and South.  Blacks versus whites.

When trouble knocks on our doors (and it could start with something small and insignificant, and yet, it can be blown out of proportion in record time), because, when we’re in trouble or being challenged, our primordial and instinctive behaviors become dominant once more.  Because . . . everything and everyone . . .  all driven by energy (and energy needs) and propelled by momentum.  No biggie when the energy that bundles is positive and the release corresponds accordingly, but, when negative energy bundles in intensity there is no innocent, harmless dissipation.  The true impact of energy reveals itself when it hits extremes.  Take an honest look around you and then ask yourself if there is a rational explanation for what is happening in the world today.  We’re not governed by rules of reason and proper conduct that follow logical and predictable patterns.

Believe your own lies and nothing else matters.

All lifeforms, all living cells, experience highs and lows; and what makes all life hazardous is the simple fact that there is no constancy; no guarantee or predictability.  We are at the mercy of energy and momentum and energy rules.  The efforts of those in charge, elected or selected, regardless of political stripe or religion, is to seek out a constant; an equilibrium that is sustainable and which provides a modicum of stability.  Destabilization leads to chaos and anarchy.  The human tribes resemble the planets in our galaxy in behavior; none are the same, all are different in size and make-up and all behave differently due to the constant push and pull of others.  We too are constantly tearing at each other; maneuvering, testing, poking, agreeing and disagreeing.  Or busy killing each other!

Intelligence is a dubious asset.

You would think that a superior intelligence would turn us into better people.  It is something you would expect.  Pulling together should be a no-brainer, but the opposite is the reality.  Energy intake and requirements provide all the motivation nations and tribes need in their justification to reign supreme.  And the supreme dominators amongst us rule with an arrogance that in their eyes justifies the dominion over others.  Listen to the rhetoric that flows from the lips of Trump, Netanyahu and Putin.  Pay attention to their body language.  In their simplistic views might makes right.  We can and therefore we will.  The indifference shown towards the carnage they have inflicted, the hundreds of thousands of victims, mostly innocent civilians, men, women and children, all signs of how unglued we have become.  And when it comes down to the long-term consequences, the impact on the rest of the world and the future our children will inherit?  None of them care as they are intoxicated by their power and infamy.

The irony?

What they crave and what eventually will be their undoing is that the constancy they desire is actually undermined by their actions.  Pulling together and setting differences aside makes all the difference.  Strength lies in all parts working together.

An intelligence not tempered by wisdom is an intelligence not worth having.

The fact that a constancy simple doesn’t exist and never will doesn’t mean that we, as a species, should give up trying by modifying our behaviors along more acceptable and moderate lines.  Less negative energy and more positive energy.  Nuclear fusion is the holy grail of energy generation and efficiency, but harnessing that awesome power is still elusive.  What is lacking is a constant and reliable generating process and thus far it is a physics experiment that defies reliable controls.  If it reaches critical mass and it spins out of control, the subsequent blast will be enormous.  The one thing that eludes nuclear fusion and all lifeforms on Earth is constancy.  It is not a requirement for atoms and inanimate particles.  They simply are.  We, on the other hand, crave constancy, predictability, safety, security, protection and if at all possible, saved from disease and decay.

We’re purposely ignorant of the natural forces that control our destiny, because the truth hurts.

Within the vast universe that surrounds us we are a fragile element constantly impacted by energy and momentum.  Awareness fluked into being on our planet, the only one to produce living cells and life.  We’re a space oddity.  An exception.  Nothing in space is as affected in its existence like we are.  We’re the ones who got stuck with awareness, with intelligence, with bodies that are fragile and temporary.

Our existence has nothing to do with fairness and we if don’t improve matters, greed, ignorance and stupidity will continue to play out on a planet where humanity as a species is increasingly running out of time and options.  We can ill afford to waste what planet Earth provides.  The only sage advice I can give, and you may ponder this for a while, is the following: Be the answer.

 

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