Monkeys and Moral Quandaries
I took this picture at the zoo a couple of years ago. Every time I look at it, I can’t help but think that the monkey on the left looks guilty, like he thinks he doesn’t deserve that nice grooming from his friend.
A while back, I wrote about how I felt a bit guilty using the information we get from the chronofacts for personal use. I mean, we’re basically eavesdropping on people from the future when we listen to these voicemails. Through the chronofacts, we’re somehow now privy to secret knowledge that should have belonged only to the people of the future.
But maybe it doesn’t belong to just them. As the chronofall is nearing its end date, I’m realizing that feeling guilty about any of this doesn’t really help anyone. I don’t know why we’re getting this information. Is it just a random glitch in the technology used in the future? Or is someone intentionally sending the voicemails back in time for us to hear? We really don’t know and I don’t know if we ever will.
If we can use this information to not only better the world, but to better our own lives, why not do it? I’ve decided (for myself anyway) there’s really no reason to feel guilty over receiving something so completely amazing.
If I could, I’d send my own little monkey chronofact back to the zoo on the day I took this picture. I’d tell the little guy, “Just lean back, close your eyes and enjoy that grooming, little monkey. Stop worrying so darn much.”