Destroying the rain

"When one drop of water falls into the Ocean,
when one mote of dust falls upon the Earth,
Then the drop of water is no longer a drop of water,
it becomes the Ocean;
And the mote of dust is no longer a mote of dust,
it becomes the whole Earth."
~ Zen related ~


Following the Occupy movement, I have thought about these words a lot. Like rain, it started as an undefined feeling, like a vapour of 'something is not right'. And over time little tiny droplets form. People meet, discuss and find agreement. People start to Coalesce. Let's go to our friend Wikipedia:


Coalescence occurs when water droplets fuse to create larger water droplets, or when water droplets freeze onto an ice crystal, which is known as the Bergeron process. Air resistance typically causes the water droplets in a cloud to remain stationary. When air turbulence occurs, water droplets collide, producing larger droplets. As these larger water droplets descend, coalescence continues, so that drops become heavy enough to overcome air resistance and fall as rain.


All part of a bigger cycle, a feedback loop.

So far, so good. The thing that we see happening now is resistance to change. Another completely natural phenomenon.

Yes, scary phenomenon. and people tend to get hurt.
Also, it is at this point where the people that feel they have things to lose tend to take away rights of other people. Often, this has already happened as part of building a power base.


So, here we are, feet firmly on the ground. People get hurt, beaten for exercising their right to express their concerns. In the end, that's all they do: they coalesce around a powerful thought. And it is this thought that the 'other' people (for the sake of argument) want to beat.


Completely understandable: it is a very scary thought. It tells us about change. It calmly states the facts that we or anybody don't like to see.


Problem is: the thought won't go away. You can take it apart, you can try to beat it, gas it... it will still be there. Like rain.


Have you ever tried to catch a rain drop?


Have you ever tried to chase away the sea?


Then why try to destroy the rain?


Yes, people will hurt. But at this point in time they will not let go of the thought. They may even pass it on. No quarantine will stop it. It's out and it's about to go viral.


It has to. The alternative is too creepy.


Let's keep the beauty

the quirky

this silly human race