...the finder cannot unsee once it has been seen. ~ Vladimir Nabokov, Speak Memory
I quite like this comparison of Shanghai over a period of 27 years of unbridled growth which was published in the Atlantic. To me it sums up quite neatly humanity’s voracious consumption of the natural world, turning it by increments into a monstrous, hellacious death trap. It’s especially compelling since Shanghai has been setting new records for hot temperatures on a daily basis.
One of the most difficult things about becoming aware of the converging catastrophes that are lurching inexorably towards a great convulsion (at least, for me) is the guilt of having been inextricably responsible – or, to put it another way, to realize after that first passion of activism and outrage, that’s it’s impossible to escape being complicit. Compromises and hypocrisies follow me like a cloud of internal recrimination. I’m trying hard to have pity on myself and everyone else too. One way is to find some bathos in the absurdities that render our best intentions ineffectual. Take the story about surfers who are shocked and dismayed to find trash fouling places they expected to be pristine, in Indonesia.
One whose reminiscences are linked in that article expresses his disgust with the captain of his tour boat, who chain smokes cigarettes and drops the butts into the water.
He recounts this without a trace of self-reflection about the pollution the fuel for the boat he chartered has created – never mind the far worse emissions from the plane he rode half-way around the world.
Children Injured By Falling Tree in Walton County
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Dr’s don’t know everything, but to be told Tripp is the only child I would ever carry inside me, make this accident even worse. I couldn’t imagine losing my one perfect miracle. So we are so thankful that he is still with us. No matter what condition he is in. The Dr’s still won’t tell us how far he will go. They just say with this much brain damage, most children don’t survive. So that is why we pray every minute of everyday. No one knows what he will be able to accomplish.
Some of you might not even know what happened the day of the accident…Oct 29, 2012. He was playing on the playground at daycare and a huge limb fell out of a very high tree. It fell on his head and crushed his skull into many pieces. They took him to Winder-Barrow hospital and then flew him to Egleston Childrens hospital in Atlanta. As Bill and I were driving to meet him in Atlanta, I don’t think we spoke 10 words to each other. We were scared and we just prayed. We honestly didn’t know how bad it was.
As soon as we got there, they let us see him. He looked perfect. No blood, no cuts, he looked so peaceful. Then the Dr started telling us how bad it was, and it took me some time to realize they were saying he could die. It was a slice to my heart and soul. So the next few hours after that were a total blur. When I dropped my happy, perfect boy off at daycare that morning, it might of been the last time I saw his smile or his eyes open or him awake. I will never take another day with my baby for granted.
So he survived surgery, then the next 24 hours and made it til Friday. Then he took a turn for the worst and they told us to say our goodbyes. That was the worst day of my life. To think he had survived this and then given no hope. But Tripp proved them wrong, he is a fighter and he pulled through and we have never looked back. He spent 5 full months in the hospital. He is at home now and even though he is making babysteps, he is moving forward.
I cherish every moment with him. He is my whole world and I want him to know how much he is loved. I didn’t want this post to be all sad, I wanted everyone to know how important every single day is with your loved ones, hug them, kiss them, let them know how special they are to you. Even if Tripp hadn’t pulled through, I can honestly say there wasn’t one single day of his life that he wasn’t hugged on, kissed on and told “I love you”. He is a very special boy and thank you all for loving him too.
Stacy: Just asking for a few extra prayers tonight. Tripp is really having a rough night. The Benadryl that I thought would knock him out like it did this afternoon hasn’t done a thing. He won’t stop moaning and crying. His heart rate is high so that alarm is going off and his oxygen level keeps dropping so that alarm is going off. I have given him everything that I safely can. Bill and I have been laying together in the twin bed next to Tripp just watching and trying to figure out what is the problem and how can we fix it. Bill held him through most of the Cars movie, it was on TV tonight, but he never relaxed in his arms. Then I put him on his stomach on the therapy table like last night when he slept so good, that didn’t work. He is now in his own bed twisting and turning. All parents know how incredibly hard it is to watch your child hurt, especially when you can’t figure out how to fix it!!! We are going to try giving him oxygen. He never looks really sick till we have to give him oxygen. It just brings back all the memories of trying to just keep him alive after the accident. Pray this works, I just don’t know what to do. It will be a long night, but our nurse will be here at 8am so hopefully she can help figure out what is wrong and if we need to go to the dr. Ok… Be right back, gotta hook up the oxygen machine.
Maybe that was exactly what he needed. His heart rate is going down and his oxygen is going up. Still not at 100 percent which is odd with the machine, but def better. Then you have to wonder, what is causing him to have trouble breathing?? I swear the questions never end and your heart never stops breaking. Ok, I am going to get off the computer and do some praying of my own. Love you all.
While we’re on the subject of shattered lives, Werner Herzog has made a powerful documentary, meant as a cautionary tale to warn of the consequences of texting while driving. I wonder if it wouldn’t seem to be just as important to warn people of the inevitable “collateral” damage from driving cars without texting – accidents and pollution?? Nah…
Source: http://witsendnj.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-finder-cannot-unsee-once-it-has.html
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