being young, being anew. neoteny for buddhists

water flowing, flower blooming

people must not be trapped when residing in one place.
they must always be able to bloom anew, like flowers.

with a thriving flower,
the bloom that blossomed yesterday is different than the one that blooms today.

this because they are emanating a new fragrance,
a new radiance each day.

once we become attached to something
we get fixed on it, as if it has become our entire world.

we cannot help but get stuck in that swamp,
and just like the swamp water, we cannot help but become stagnant and fetid.

BEOP JEONG

neoteny by bernard shaw

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." (George Bernard Shaw)

the fall of because

in every "because" there is a lie,

in every reason a prison

words are light chains that

reassures us not to fall.

but still chains.

strange down-under signs

save the slowest ones!

dream: extintion in love

the day the people find their half

the society will finish.
the world will finish.
people will be completed with their half:
no need to pursue any other thing.
no need to buy.
no need to work.
no need for children.
the world will extinguish in a smile
sleeping

di segni di sogni bi sogni di sogni

adelaide is burning

neoteny

"Neoteny" is "remaining young", and it may be ironic that it is so little known, because human evolution has been dominated by it. Humans have evolved to their relatively high state by retaining the immature characteristics of their ancestors. Humans are the most advanced of mammals - although a case could be made for the dolphins - because they seldom grow up. Behavioral traits such as curiosity about the world, flexibility of response, and playfulness are common to practically all young mammals but are usually rapidly lost with the onset of maturity in all but humans. Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature."
from Still Life With Woodpecker of tim robbins