Something About Knowledge

Torrents of rain, the river rises and

flood waters inundate. Not here but
elsewhere today. Sugar maples, poplar
and sycamore are lighted afire, autumn

colors abound yellow, orange, and
crimson throughout Midwestern
woodlands, not here but a few miles
away. It is worth the drive to see

them this season some will say. GPS
will lead you directly to the doorstep
of your destination, geosynchronous
satellites above will guarantee. Nature

and technology collide and intermingle
on a regular basis every day. Sands of
the Sahara shift and drift, and only the
Bedouin knows. There are those out

there somewhere of whom we are not
aware who are one with the land and
can account for every grain moved in
the change. The man next door is in

charge of an Amazon warehouse which
tracks every item received and shipped
from his location. It’s complicated, my
friends, even when we’re made aware

of what is happening. Mozart's music,
hundreds of years old, speaks to us
with every note of something we never
knew before.

Chris Hanch 10-25-18