Silence of the lambs

The Unbearable Silence

One thing I cannot endure is the silent treatment. It's not the audible
sound of silence or the awkwardness , but rather the torture of assuming
what the response could have been.

I happen to be my own enemy, one side of my brain dictates optimism while
the other pessimism.

Try it sometimes; just don't say something to me, and I'll end up in limbo.

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The Animal Human

Why is it that we see ourselves as a higher being from other animals? I
encounter this dilemma while watching a moth being trapped in a spider
web. Slowly, the spider moves towards its prey; injecting it with a poison
which will paralyze the later.

My dilemma is whether to stop the brutal killing; or to let the hungry
spider eat its meal.

Earlier today, my friend Phutie shared something to ponder about (taken
from Google). It reads:

"What are you going to do if you saw an endangered animal eating an
endangered plant?"

Thinking about it, I might just act with my instincts; meaning I would let
my feral insight take over me, not rationalizing the matter. We are
animals after all. If the endangered plant happens to be of importance to
me (i.e. happens to be my food), then I'll drive the endangered animal
away. Natural instinct dictates that I should compete for survival.

Sadly and fortunately, we have the burden of rational thinking. We can
weigh and consider variables before doing anything; Will the endangered
animal be extinct after the plant's extinction? Does the animal have
alternate food? Questions will go on and on until we are satisfied with
answers.

Soon after answering the questions, will we only realize that the
endangered plant has been eaten and with the endangered animal intoxicated
and killed from food poisoning.