Aunt embarrassment

Disney characters at Glacier National Park
GNP. Heaven’s Peak.

Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They form fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labor, exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television.

Lewis Thomas

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Human to human is no mystery

Jungle Cruise Disney art
Why the spear? Because of potential invaders? What are the new people’s motives for being here?

Human to human is no mystery.

Is it the unknown motives and behaviors of people that are new to us that leave us suspicious?

New employee. New leader. New initiative. 

Change always has a motive.

It’s not knowing the “real” reason that frightens workers, and lowers their trust in management.

Maybe the workers have every right to be suspicious, like the native jungle inhabitant.

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Such is life

Healthcare excellence
What are the odds of a LinkedIn post hitting my feed yesterday?

 

From the previous post’s insight on nature, this human incident is a reminder that before advances in civilization and healthcare, an injured creature has little hope for survival. Nature is brutal (and beautiful).

But humans have discovered means to advance (evolve) in ways we rarely see in other species.

Human intellect solves many challenges. It also creates many challenges.

Such is life. Such is nature.

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Leadership in nature can be astonishing

Bald Eagle dominating Vultures
Every Vulture backed off with the Eagle present.

 

Bald Eagle dominating Vultures
Every Vulture was in a frenzy when the Eagle was gone.

 

Leadership in nature can be astonishing.

Driving home from the Cross Country meet (and breakfast), 400 meters from our subdivision, the white head in a sea of black had me bring the car to a quick stop.

When i exited the car and walked a little closer, many of the vultures scattered. In the top photo try to image the Eagle surrounded by three times as many birds all packed tightly around the Eagle.

It was stunning.

The contrast.

The respect.

As soon as the Eagle flew away, all hell broke loose.

The analogies to real life rushed into my consciousness.

 

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