Heroes Not Zombies

Have you found a niche yet?

Clearly in the spaces between the stones of this wall, a spider has found a place and made it his, or her, own.

When I saw this is inspired me in a number of ways.

Firstly, isn’t it amazing how Life appears everywhere on this planet? If its not an animal, bird, or spider, it might be a plant, a moss, a lichen, or, invisible to the naked eye but living probably everywhere – single-celled organisms like bacteria. There just doesn’t seem to be anywhere on Earth too inhospitable for Life. There is such a tremendous diversity of habitats.

Secondly, how opportunist Life is. What might seem the smallest possibility can be seized quickly. “Seize the day!”

Thirdly, how creative Life is. Look at this web. Isn’t it astonishing? Just how does something as small as a spider manage to create such a perfect structure – perfect for its purposes of protecting eggs or trapping food – and at the same time, perfectly beautiful?

Fourthly, as a Scot, I can’t help seeing things like this and remembering the story of Robert the Bruce who, it’s said, watched a spider try and try again to make a web in a particular cave and was inspired in his own life to always “try and try again” – to never give up.

Finally, it made me wonder about how we create a home and how we create a niche for ourselves.

Where have you chosen to create your home?

Have you found the niche you desire yet?

Are you still trying, and trying again?