Finding a Balance

So, what is the opposite of yo yoing back and forth, consuming and selling, waiting for the next problem to emerge?

Well, I must imagine it means being more instinctual. For the trees weather the winter, the whales weather the tides, the winds eventually settle, and the rain finds its way to the rivers.

Yet, the things that make up our human habitat, building a house, making the bed, brushing our teeth, shaving, cooking, driving, etc... are not instinctual the same as a squirrel seeks a nut and knows how to open it. The critters seem so adaptive to their environment and certainly do not question their own work, they are content to sit on telephone wires, and burrow holes, and float in water. Pets seek treats, and beds, and patting on the head.

They need not judge situations as beneficial or harmful. They do not choose their day. They react to their environment all day long. Their long term actions derive from instinct, not from a sense of time. Their borders are physical. They do not tire, but persist.

Perhaps, we are not so different. And maybe we are.