I have in previous posts referred to sentience a number of times or the fact that we are sentient beings of the highest order. These days, I tend to question, even validate “highest” as an adjective tied to humans.
When my in-the-moment connection is in synch with the outside world, I like to think that my level of sentience moves a small amount towards the positive. In other words, there comes an awareness that acts like a salve to life’s shortcomings and imperfections. This synchronous feeling, this salve of awareness if you will, helps me see—and feel—beyond the obvious. It helps identify connections.
As the baby-boomer generation ages, I hear more stories about couples who either pass away within days of each other if not months. A few articles have mentioned some couples dying within hours of each other. There’s no denying the strength of connection between these couples. And we see it in other living forms as well.
Yes there are man-made confluences [plant grafting, creating chemicals and synthetic materials, gene splicing and modifying, mixed breed dogs, etc.], but if we’re honest about all things living, there are undeniable connections that inexorably bind one to the other. Amazing.
Simplistic thinking? Sure, simply because I don’t have the urge—or even the brain power—to make this more complex.
Carlo Centeno 