Day 195
At the moment I am listening to the voice of nature … as in the incessant crick-crick of some bug that if I was a naturalist or an entomologist I might just go out and find and study. But since I’m not a naturalist or an entomologist I might just go out and find it and … SQUASH IT.
It is driving me MAD!
I’ve been here for 3+ months and this certain bug started in about 3 weeks ago with its singing. It’s not a cicada song, it’s something else and I gave it a break thinking that maybe it only had a few days’ lifespan. Well, I don’t think that is the case cuz these things have not SHUT UP since they began.
Shut up!
If I could tell that bug anything it would be to … SHUT. UP.
And that’s terrible because I really do like nature … and I hate those words. They are offensive and mean and ugly … but, at the moment, that’s all I want to tell these bugs to do!
Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!
I never let my kids say that to anyone or each other while they were growing up. It just wasn’t allowed. I’d like to make up for lost time with these bugs, though, by telling them that as much as possible! I would (ever so nicely) advise them to stop chirping, cricking, singing, whatever they are doing (as in it’s time to SHUT UP) because no one is wanting to hear that critching anymore. You are chasing the mates AWAY!
In any case … if nature, other than these rhapsodous insects, were to hand out advice … what would it say?
A waterfall might say … “Go with the flow. Roar with excitement. Let your cares fall away. Create your own music. Immerse yourself in nature. Stay active. Make a splash!”
A firefly might say … “Be full of bright ideas. Pulse with excitement. Have a healthy glow. Delight in summer evenings. Keep a childlike sense of wonder. Set a shining example. Lighten up!” (Ha … I like that one!)
An ocean might advise one to … “Be shore of yourself. Come out of your shell. Take time to relax and coast. Avoid pier pressure. Sea life’s beauty. Don’t get tide down. Make waves!”
A rainbow might say … “Live a colorful life. Be an inspiration. Bring unexpected joy. See beauty in life’s curves. Be someone people look up to. Live in the moment. Reflect your true nature.”
A dragonfly might advise … “Spend time near the water. Be colorful. Enjoy a good reed. Zoom in on your dreams. Appreciate long summer days. Keep your eyes open. Just wing it!”
And a bat might lend out this sage advice … “Trust your senses. Spend time just hanging around with friends. Don’t be afraid of the dark. Get a grip. Enjoy the nightlife. Sometimes you’ve just gotta wing it. Guano happens.”
And maybe they’d all just tell that bug to SHUT UP!