A short Conversation with John Cox, M.A. C/M
“Trees warn each other of danger, within their fungi networks; bacteria will send and receive signal. Confused? We live in a a world of signs, good and bad. Can we get lost in this world? Can perception derail our efforts of staying attuned to what is happening, i.e. developing, right in front of us; or, are we, as humans, so frail and inadequate, that we lose the connection, between Nature and our very Souls, due to myth confused with reality, or lost perceptions. Have we lost touch with our Natural World of Resources, to merely become an enemy to all that surrounds us within Nature?
They, the animal world around us, know signs about us, i.e. humans, that we would never imagine they could even think about – from their Natural Selection Survival Skills Set. Their skill set is of reality to stay alive, ours’ not so much.
Our brains have developed, yes once again, through Natural Selection, to make sense of all the signals and the noise we are confronted with, daily. Yes, some people evolve. And yes, some have not evolved. Nature evolves always – from the very necessity of survival.
Humans have an odd situation, ongoing. Trees do not react to a Lions Roar, or, a Howl from a Wolf, or from any other large mammals because, well, they are trees – understanding this is a good example of what I am talking about here – a tree is a tree, and all I need to say. And you, as a human, unless a tree has fallen on you, do not fear the tree, but understand it. You accept the signal and symbol of the tree, precisely, without fear.
Humans on the other hand, from a Lions roar nearby, or a Wolf’s howl nearby, will react, most anyway (i.e. — some humans know better, i.e. from experience or the necessity to “not” over reacting, because nothing good develops from over-reacting) will over-react with indoctrinated “mythic-fear-response”. . . Or, making the situation worse, through bad-decision-making, with “fear” as a major “decision-conclusion-action” dynamic”.
Our “innate pattern recognition system process” — often confuses reality from mythic-perceptions, is the point I am developing here, in this conversation. This is a situation that varies, from learned-symbolic observation, signal response, and through experience, from life-forms or species on this plant; but, we share, ironically, with the rest of the animal kingdom or life forms on this planet we live upon.
Much of our signs, for example the dynamic of a Horse, what breed it is, how it rides, its gallop, trot standard, or walk, a horses eating habits, prevention and their health predicated on our understanding combined with our built-in awareness from what we see or hear; and the training of a horse, its mannerism, its conduct, and how they can survive alone in Nature, or within their grazing pasture and with other horses – through Experience, in the matters of health, and keeping them alive. . . Once again the reading of signs and being attuned to what it is we are seeing, in reality – because our reaction to it may require a life or death decision to be made – Or other variables, far less consequential, but never the less a resolution to be had. Should we over-react? With reasoned experience, no reason to over-react what so ever.
We learn to pay attention to certain things, we have experience with, in order to make descent decisions. If we cannot read the signs appropriately, then we cannot make responsible decisions, then it becomes decisions from perceptions, most often from fear or even hearsay. And often, perceptions are Fear-Based, and become very destructive.
It is experience, in life, and experience in the resolution development process in regard to how humans make it through life. Experience denotes whether we are an asinine individual, or a good person, or a normal guy or gal, and gets along with more people than actually makes enemies. Once again – experience. We learn to pay attention to things within Our Environment, to pay attention too. Sadly, we have lost the communication with, our animal world, as well as other life-forms on this planet we live upon, with them all. A superiority-mental-complex is more destructive than constructive.
If we can concede, that we cannot make appropriate decisions upon everything we see, or observe done, we can become better people. In another words, humans do not know everything, and face challenges, due to an odd refusal to learn, from other live forms, other than to exploit it, most often for cash-money. We can be on a valuable lesson-learned – life enhanced form of living, and between humans and Nature alike. All of this by understanding the “Signs” that we do see and understand, and know the difference between those we must learn about, or maintain the fact, acknowledgement, we do not know something about the things we have no experience or involvement with. Developing a form of Semiotics (i.e. the formal study or signs and symbols, Cox, John W., Master’s Degree Program, Perceptions of Language Semiotics between Humans’ and Nature) or, of interest to us, are the habitats of Eco-Signs, or the study of signs between humans, animals, and regional terrestrial landscapes & interactions within the process of habitat health via Natural Selection Process, et al.
I am pointing this out, in conversation, as we are not being attentive today, in the matters of the ability to Process Actively, without personal or special interest agendas, a healthy Habitat and Ecological Process and System. This is due to an over-reach of destructive perceptions generated “not by experience” with the reginal habitats, so much as myth, finances, and perceptions that steer us away from the ability to make good decisions, about our Ecological Habitats and over all Environments. Ignorance and Fear can be very harsh, very destructive.” — John Cox, M.A. C/M
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