here we go

I've noticed that recently I've almost lost all interest in learning Spanish, which kind of makes me sad, because I have (almost) always wanted to learn that language, but that's just an aside. . .

How come when perceivingly bad things happen in nature, I have an urge to help it. Oooh, and where is that quote that's upstairs in my room about just that... Okay, here it is:

(from The Tao Te Ching, No. 29, excerpt)

The universe is sacred.
You cannot improve it.
If you try to change it, you will ruin it.
If you try to hold it, you will lose it.

So sometimes things are ahead and sometimes they are behind;
Sometimes breathing is hard, sometimes it comes easily;
Sometimes there is strength and sometimes weakness;
Sometimes one is up and sometimes down.

Therefore the sage avoids extremes, excesses, and complacency.

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How wise, I understand, but why don't I apply? Why do I keep getting in my way? ...Not so wise. The other day I saw a big ant & was impressed with his stature and presence; hey, he was a really good looking ant. Then from nowhere came an equally impressive spider who was grayish brownish black. The two started to battle.

It was very interesting to watch, and I just watched 'em for a while.

I was super impressed by the ant who, I am pretty sure I read or heard somewhere can lift like 100 times it's body weight (actually I think it's closer to 10 times...). But that spider was tricky, and he started circled around the ant; he was spinning a web around the ant in mid-air; the ant was walking on spider-spun air. He was done fer.

So I grabbed a stick and sliced n' diced the web and gave him a lifeline. . . Regis, that strange little man, ha! Oh, crap, I'm nature's Philbin; that just sounds gross.

(For help, please see above, No. 29.)