Problems for the Children of the Horizon

by A. S. Sholes

Posted to Stories on 2003-10-25 04:25:00

Problems for the Children of the Horizon


Words are the remains of business transactions and thoughts/feelings interactions of the past. This is why at times we lack ability to express our current (and future) thoughts/feelings. We are trying to explain “NOW” which is “THEN PLUS SOME and MINUS SOME OTHERS” with the already obsolete words of the “PAST” or the “THEN”.


For better or for worse, some things will be making it into the future with the help of other things. Making it into the future means undergoing changes to adjust to the laws of thermodynamics. The most important part of the laws of thermodynamics is ENTROPY, which basically is the idea that all systems must break down due to the flow of energy from high concentration to low concentration. Systems that do manage to stay together can only do so temporarily and locally. If we exist, then we must be doing shared work, which keeps systems going.

For better or for worse, some things do not make it into the future, which inevitably becomes the present, which inevitably becomes the past. These most basic concepts of time are often overlooked not because they are hard to see, but because they are everywhere and just get taken for granted or filtered out.

The FUTURE is going to be different from now. Things in the future will be more specific. By this it is meant that individuals will have more specific functions in groups. It can be hard to function in a future group if the mind is fixated upon functions that were the norm of the past. The best individuals will make systems that account for change and chaos, as well as routine functioning. Individuals will have more specific functions and thus the bonds between members of society will become more clearly defined and easier to see. Why? There will be more competition for less energy. That is why. When the lives of individuals are at stake, the philosophy changes from “could do” to “must do…or cease to exist!” We all know that when we must do someting, we can. Relatoinships between individuals will become “must do” and all “maybe” and “hmm…could be” relationships will not happen because there simply will not be time nor energy to allow them to happen.

You may ask: Can I see this in my own life, you ranter?

You can. Everyday some parts of your life are becoming more and more routine. This is because the body enjoys repetition in order to keep its systems running in the ways that they have been running for the past so many years. Sure if things can operate in even better ways, then the body gives the “ok” to change behaviors. Certainly, the body does not want to give approval for behaviors already deemed to be “non rewarding whatsoever” or “rewarding, but more painful thatn rewarding”. As the functions of the human in the local environment become more definite and specific during the early and late teens, the person is said to be “maturing” or “developing”. In deed the process of development does not end until the person dies. Death shows the specificity that the person had become. “Which behavior caused his/her death?” may be asked. “Was it smoking?” “Was it wreckless driving?” “was it drinking too much alcohol?”

At any rate the body expects to maintain certain pleasure rates and productivity levels. Any major drops in these levels noticed while practicing the usual routine may signal a time to alter some part of the routine or even the whole of the routine.

Inside of our bodies, there are the, as yet, uninvented words that are built upon the languages we have known while developing.

The old concept of a person having one identity for a whole lifetime is being rapidly reformulated.

Each second of life will make a new identity for a person.
You are the you of today, but you also have the “one year old you” and the “thirteen year old you” and the “nine minutes ago you” and the “just a second ago you” to be too.

Each “you” has a different language. When all of your “yous” want to talk to each other they are using the common language of your “yous”.

The you has its own dialect, but there is one main language to communicate within the body. This is seen on the world scale too. Regions have their own dialects, but will settle upon one language, with which to communicate.
The world has a language by which all of its inhabitants communicate, does it not?

I will end it here for now.
Thanks for reading.
Let me know if you read it and tell me your thoughts on it.

OCT. 25, 2003
A. S. Sholes


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