Occhiolism
–the awareness of the smallness of your perspective
Yesterday the astronomer told me
there are 250 billion stars
( + or – 150 billion) in the Milky Way.
Today the microbiologist told me
there are more bacteria in my gut
than stars in the Milky Way.
I stand between the two.
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I like it. What can you do? The authorities have pronounced. And you exist beyond them.
I like this one.
Love this one!
Great one line to tie them.
I love this one too. Brilliant.
I liked this, too. That last line is resonant!
you make me laugh – and that’s just the best!
Numbers that big will roll over us if we aren’t careful. I still cannot resolve the number of 50 million free meals that must be handed out each day. We have failed in so many ways.
🙂