Oregon is burning. Right now in my life there's a cacophony of ideas, inputs, instances and exchanges. Y'all know me, I like a little discord (unless it's the sound of my extended family arguing over what's for dinner at breakfast 😒). I feel inexpressive as I have not the will and, even maybe less so the desire, to package these experiences into some kind of shareable format. I find the dynamic interesting, analyzing myself to see that these moments seem as if to be some of the richest I've ever known. As if life is in some way a distillation of all prior experiences into one livable moment. If ever I was called to pour the experiences of my interior into some mold so that they could take shape for the "other," would it not be now? It appears not so, and with that I am content. I'm in a land with a rich history. As rich as any lands that've revolved in tandem with the whole of the spinning rock in which we stand. Rich does not imply benevolent or kind, happy or healthy, or dark, grim, and upsetting. Just full of content in which to absorb. The history while of the same nation is of a different coast, a different state, and a different culture. It is too soon to make definitive comments of any kind, however I can and will say this. When forests burn, it's natural. It may not be profitable, safe, "ecological," or controlled, however it is not to be blamed for releasing carbon unnecessarily into the atmosphere. You see given that the burn is, and has been occurring naturally for years beyond human existence, the stream of cars that I passed on my way into the city today is as unnatural an event as could be predicted by the most scrappy and upstart primordial ooze. And the carbon released is recaptured in excess by the forests that grow in place of the blaze, if they're allowed to mature for more than the paltry 40 years forest management might allow before trying to log it all. The culture here is different than my own. As it is wherever I go. That said I'm prepared to have everything I've ever known to be "true," subverted in order to adapt new and progressive ideas. The only thing holding human evolution back, is a refusal to admit a lack of omnipotence. (at Portland, Oregon)
