Flock Philosophy

We never could tolerate disorder or randomness in any form. As a species and as a kind, our dogged need to be able to explain everything we see around us seems to only grow stronger. We seek to find meaning, purpose and reason in everything because to us, what we know, is what we command. A simple illustration of this intolerance towards randomness can be given. Stars, are visible in the night sky as intriguing, randomly scattered celestial bodies with nor real order as is apparent, to govern their position. Yet, we seemed to find the need to find patterns or constellations among them where none is really necessary. Try telling that to an astronomer and he or she would immediately point out things like 'The Big Dipper' to prove you wrong. In actuality, you would only be proven right.

This is perhaps the reason why our lives are drafted into patterns of definite order. The reason being our need to create an illusion of control. To establish a "pseudo-command" over what we do with our lives.

One might ask me what exactly this apttern is. It is in front of all of us. Looking at a generalisation of the majority, all of us follow one, standard path. We are born, we are educated, we pursue careers, find a suitable mate (I'd say "get married" but that concept seems to get more and more redundant in these days) and procreate before eventually dying. By making such a pattern for our lives, we are, as I have mentioned before, embracing the illusion that we know exactly what to do with our lives and we are in complete control as we set about doing what we think we should. In actuality, we have no real control. We have no single, recognizable purpose to progress toward.

Consider this:

If the entire world were to be populated by nothing but sheep (and of course their source of food!) it would be a rather interesting state of affairs. Undoubtedly, these sheep would wander aimlessly and individually. Sooner or later, they would form their little groups until eventually they find themselves wandering aimlessly TOGETHER. Unsure of who is actually following whom.

Isn't that what we are today? We have created an entire purpose of existence which serves no purpose save the satisfaction of our deceived minds. We have assigned our own meaning to that which is apparently meaningless. We wake up each day trying to 'live' a life which we all hold so dear, without really knowing what 'living' does, or should mean. We pursue our endless search for knowledge of that around us without truly understanding what's inside us. An apt saying seems to suit a description of our state of affairs.. For as we reach out to touch the stars above, we forget the flowers at our feet.