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evolution (n)
“the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth, the gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form” but the verb form is more exciting, like any verb, because the room is a suit, it can be worn, moved in, whereas the noun is a picture, merely to be looked at. Take a look, “evolve (v) to develop gradually from a simple to a more complex form, chemistry give off (gas or heat).
It’s the verb form that we are behooved to take more interest in, lest we become tethered again in another determinist reality — relegated to spectators in an otherwise participatory process.
For the most part, evolution is viewed as a merely accidental process, isn’t it? Some bird born with a weirdly long beak and correspondingly weirdly long tongue just happened to get a whiff of that sucrose sillage while scouring for food and chanced upon the velvet lupine — a wondrous predicament! happy with its newly tasted nectarine dish, and relieved to broaden out from the more insectide kind, it gave a wondrous flutter, got hyper one would say, and viola, a hummingbird!
That’s all well and good, we mustn’t speak on behalf of or speculate much regarding the intentionality behind that most expeditious avian’s existence, though we mustn’t feel precluded from speaking on behalf of our own. Shall we?
As with most sitcoms, at times our days or week seem to bear some discoverable moral in their unfolding trivia. No less was discoverable this past week for me. Pregnancy and baby making recurred thematically and here I’d like to share some opinions regarding the matter. I don’t know yet what presentation would work best, and since lists are easy to read, let’s try that.
The following are reasons I’ve heard that justify having a kid. Why is motive or justification even required for an activity so engrained in the collective cultures subroutine? Exactly because it’s an action, and every action must be scrutinized, especially the subconscious (not involuntary, like heart-beating and the like) ones. Remember, we prefer verbs over nouns. A name is so static, motionless; activities reveal the depth and purpose in our hearts.
Some may just my uninterrupted rebuttal and some may take shape in the form of a dialogue. Here we go, in no particular order.
1. Possible Parent: I want one.
Me: Cool. Why?
Possible Parent: What do you mean “why?”?
Me: I mean like, why do you want to have a kid.
Possible Parent: Do I need to have a reason?
Me: To make a body for a new consciousness to perceive the world from? Not at all.
2. My S.O. Wants one
If you’re s.o. told you to jump off a…you know what, never mind.
3. They’re so cute!
a. Get a pet.
b. They’ll eventually get zits.
c. A pony is about 8 time cheaper and won’t say it hates you but may neigh, whinny, and run away until you own your fears and feed it nicely.
d. Beanie Babies
c. Endless list
4. I just want someone to be a combination of the person I love the most/ I want someone to carry on the family name
Does the tiny pebble of your awareness ever escape the gravitational pull of your ego? I’m sorry, what I mean to say is, do you think beyond yourself?
5. I want to raise someone who can make a difference
Those who can’t do, teach. I’m kidding. If you can make a difference, fine.
6. I have a steady job and have considered thoroughly what the purpose of existence is. I’ve become aware of myself, my place in the world, and the harmonious relationships that exist between me in this state of clarity. I wish to mediate with another soul now, to guide them on this path of self-realization as I have been guided, not as an impulse, but as a duty to the world I live in, which has given so much to me.
I trust you’ll be a wondrous parent.
It’s an individual’s prerogative to act as they please, however, we should consider that the parental impulse can be satisfied by adoption as well, that it’s not necessary to bring another person into the world. A lifetime dedicated to public service through education, philosophy, science, and art impacts the world and the people in it in a wide way. Everyday there are more children without parents who could be taken care of by sincere individuals who want to bring more humanity into the world.
Part of what makes us human, for better or worse, is our capacity to dissect, question, embellish, and even negate our biophysical impulses. It’s likely that evolutionary changes take into account the aforementioned human faculties and that our capacity to practice each propels us willfully into conscious and wholehearted actions and future necessary forms that beyond-human actions will be enacted from the platforms of.
