Habitat of Humans
©
David Moorhead — June 2006
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We human beings are only one part of the whole of nature, and the
habitat of humans is compellingly magnificent: The control of imagination
by language. Considering language is the habitat of humans, are
not all living beings on Earth dominated by humans’ habitat?
For example. Language controls the appearance and disappearance
of species’ habitats on Earth. Some biologists note if humans
weren’t on the planet, some 5,000 species would disappear
every year; however, an estimated 30,000 species die yearly. A few
corporations daily eviscerate Earth’s consciousness and its
future by mining gold, other precious-for-profit minerals as well
as relocating indigenous peoples from their natural lands. Manly
corporate dominance over nature’s habitats increased exponentially
in the 20th century.
Unless we’ve already read studies and felt sadness for humans’
damage to other species’ habitats and their DNA, and for humans’
contributions to species’ extinctions, then I realize it’s
hard to get our mind around what language has accomplished in the
assumption of progress.
Dear readers, many of us, U.S. residents in particular, allowed
to thrive an illusion that nature was subservient. We distracted
ourselves from language that would have kept collective thoughts
connected with our bio-spiritual planet, its provisions, and our
global sisters and brothers.
Unless we’ve already read studies and felt sadness about subjugations
of women and children; or, starving families who sell their children
for about $150.00 each, after which the precious children are imprisoned
in global human trafficking; or, 14 million children under five years
perishing from malnutrition or starvation, yearly, then I realize
it’s hard to get our mind around what language creates in humankind.
One recent report identifies human trafficking may likely become
the most profitable business on Earth.
The habitat of humans’ consciousness rules. Another nearly
imaginable language is inherent in our physical heart’s intuitive
capacities, and those capacities are too easily pre-empted by words
— until they’re not.
The real technology, behind all our other
technologies, is language. It actually creates the world our consciousness
lives in.
~ Andrei Codrescu (b 1946), Romanian-American poet, novelist,
essayist, screenwriter, National Public Radio commentator
Our constant curiosity
is key
to watching what’s being created.
~ David Moorhead |