“What a poetic scene. Don’t we all shed a part of ourselves while moving through life?”
Beautiful Ishan. I once saw a video online of a crab mounting and it was like 10 minutes long. I was transfixed and couldn’t look away.
A snake sheds its skin, a tree sheds its bark. As Rick M point out above, we humans do this continuously, unconsciously. When we don’t, like the snake and the tree, we suffocate.
The real question is: how many times in life must we molt (or reinvent ourselves)? Seems like both a continual process but also one that doesn’t always come along regularly
What an amazing thing to have the opportunity to witness Ishan. I imagine this leaves a lasting imprint on your spirit, seeing a living creature renew itself before your very eyes, shedding its old structure and surrendering to a rebirth right in front of you. I wonder if we humans go through a similar kind of thing in some way? Or is it something we resist? That cannot be a comfortable process.
“What a poetic scene. Don’t we all shed a part of ourselves while moving through life?”
Beautiful Ishan. I once saw a video online of a crab mounting and it was like 10 minutes long. I was transfixed and couldn’t look away.
A snake sheds its skin, a tree sheds its bark. As Rick M point out above, we humans do this continuously, unconsciously. When we don’t, like the snake and the tree, we suffocate.
Thank you for this lovely essay.
What a lovely comment James. Glad you enjoyed it.
The real question is: how many times in life must we molt (or reinvent ourselves)? Seems like both a continual process but also one that doesn’t always come along regularly
Well said Rick!
What an amazing thing to have the opportunity to witness Ishan. I imagine this leaves a lasting imprint on your spirit, seeing a living creature renew itself before your very eyes, shedding its old structure and surrendering to a rebirth right in front of you. I wonder if we humans go through a similar kind of thing in some way? Or is it something we resist? That cannot be a comfortable process.
Wow, you ask some evocative questions Rick! This is certainly something to sit with...