Don’t screw up out worlds, little human – talking with three plants about the future and other things
Andrew Côté @Andercot The Future is Here https://pic.x.com/gx1revli0i
Replying to @Andercot
Replying to @Andercot
Andrew, I tried talking to those three plants in front of that black building, but they were fairly ordinary. We talked about the future as you suggested. The one in the middle looks plain and small, but she has a wonderful, cynical outlook and a funny way of expressing things by molecular patterns. I wish that mechanical contraption was not in the way, so you would see her really beautiful stem and a tiny bit of her roots.
Humans only have two hands and ten fingers to wave and wiggle, but she can wiggle everything, even every molecule independently to convey meaning. When she explained quantum mechanics detecting and modifying gravity, using her whole body, I had to laugh and laugh!
She gives new meaning to “complete understanding and concise complete representation of all things”. Thanks for pointing them out. Like I say, we did not really talk about the future much. They are, in their own way, “hunkering down” and “staying with essentials”. They can outline many futures better than most, because they have such a wide range of expression and experience things “more widely and completely”. But they can only influence humans to care for them, so they put much effort into surviving, not talking about things they cannot change right now.
I was happy they understood my reasons for talking about evolution of galactic systems being more important than the components (organic evolved, or machine or chemical evolved) that make up most actions. They kept urging me – “don’t screw up our worlds, little human.” I do not take that to be demeaning, or looked down upon. It feels caring and thoughtful from beings that understand complexity and systemics from birth and before.
I learned “living plant languages” when I was a very young child, even before I could read and write a human language, draw, build, shape, sculpt or create things my own way. It is way more “grok, than gab”. Most systemic things and inter-dependencies are understood at an inner level, and do not have to be shouted. In 3D volumetric time dependent heat field map language, that central plant is beyond gorgeous in many ways. The others are not shabby in their own right.
Thank you for directing my attention to them and suggesting a topic.
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