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Mitchel Gines

"I wonder whether the process ordinarily referred to as growing up is not actually a process of growing down"- Sand County Alminac, pg 127

 

Hmm... that's a good point. I've been wondering about that myself. It seems that growing up, we have way more possibilities open to us until "reality" comes crashing down on us. And that sucks. Also, I've been reinforced that the baby mind is capable of absorbing so much in the learning process! Heck, we could probably learn a bunch of different languages at this stage! But, if this opportunity is wasted, our brain supposedly "assigns" or "designates" its abilities to do away with "useless" knowledge. I owe all of this factoral stuff to my Psychology Class, and Clark-Hahn-Sensei for doing double-duty (She also did Japanese 1 Thorugh 3; although she claimed she stopped Psychology since this school year onward.)

I guess this also has bearing on environmental preferences as we get older. "Nature Deficit Disorder" Or whatever it's called probably stems from not experiencing the outdoors as much at an earlier, and because of that, people grow to get antsy around nature... or something like that. So, supposedly, we could get an agriculture kick if we got into it an early age, much like a bunch of things. Hm, while this idea allows a lot of possibility with the whole "I can be anybody I want to!" mentality, it sucks to be stuck with the wrong people to be influenced by.

Even more about this whole "Growing Down" thing. Aren't adults more prone to "pride" and stuff than anything else? Maybe this is age-cism or something, but I do notice that while children just "Argue Pointlessly", Adults "Argue Pointlessly- With Supporting Evidence." I actually think the second is a devolution, because not only does it make an argument LONGER, it helps drag other people into an argument. And that... never makes anything better. Another rant about my age-cism is the sad fact of "growth/sex hormones." Personally, I still think this can easily cloud our mind and/or influence us. Or maybe it's a substitute for candy. I mean, show something sexy to a grownup, and they are liable to get excited. Show the same thing to a child, and they'll go "eww!". Unless they're "maturing early." This is why people like emphasizing sex in ads.  It sells... to the people who can actually buys stuff. (Poor Children)

 

So, in a bizzare roundabout comment:

Is there anyway to advertise "agriculture" and the "organic" life with sex?

Wait a minute, that's what the "Adam and Eve" story was basically about, wasn't it?

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