Heroes Not Zombies

Moonlit sheep, originally uploaded by bobsee.

Amy drew my attention to this beautiful blog. One of the key qualities of a hero’s life is to be aware of the environment in which he or she lives. Not just to be aware of it, but to be aware of our interactions with it. We are sensing creatures, with such a great range of sensory organs. We can appreciate light and colour and movement. We can appreciate smells and tastes and textures. We can appreciate sounds and vibrations and temperatures. But we can also appreciate a lot of influences that we don’t seem to have sensory organs for – mood, atmosphere, and, as jo(e) writes in this post, the moon.
I think its sad that so many people these days are not aware of the phases of the moon and how it affects our lives. Jo(e), you know it, you feel it, you respond to it.
Take a look at jo(e)’s blog. You’ll see exactly what I’m talking about. Beautifully observed, finely written, a real hero’s page.