Random Life Perspectives
Smile, you’re on camera! Life perspective of a little grass blade
Have you ever wondered what the perspective on life would be of a tiny, vulnerable grass blade? Pretty great as it happens. Turns out: A grass blade is busy smiling!
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Side by side: Are horses just for riding, or can we see the world from the same point of view?
There are ‘horse owners’ who take their horse for a walk instead of riding it. They say it’s a great thing to do for both horse and rider. That it helps them see the world from their horse’s perspective and creates a stronger bond between them. All by changing their perspective a little. So: are horses just for riding?
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Mysterious Min Min lights in outback Australia: Something supernatural?
They say that in the Australian outback, if you are lucky, you might see the mysterious Min Min lights far in the evening sky. This phenomenon, described by (Aboriginal) locals and news reports as erratically dancing orbs, has long baffled tourists, scientists and mystery believers alike. Can we explain them rationally, or is it something supernatural? And… does it matter?
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Let’s talk about cooking: Welcome to your new kitchen
A good meal needs expensive ingredients and a long time to make. It also needs a good recipe and a piece of fish or meat as a centre of attention. Right? Mary Contrary begs to differ. She has put aside her previous ideas about cooking. And she feels a lot better for it, she says. Here are some of her ideas: Time to shake things up a bit.
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Nature is awe-inspiring. But can we connect with something we ideolise?
You only have to watch a TV documentary about nature to realise how we love to see it portrayed in all of its splendour. Films about nature have elevating music, that special way of narrating, and amazing imagery. But…can we connect with something that we idealise?
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Never mind art imitating life. Has nature been imitating human?
On planet earth, humans continue to wonder whether it is life that imitates art, or art imites life. But meanwhile, something else seems to have been going on. Because nature seems to have been doing its own thing. It’s been imitating us!
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Making our opinion count: Is the angry-mob perspective always useful?
When we disagree on an issue and want to make our opinion count, we need to join forces and form some kind of anti-group, right? After all, we need to make a stand and make ourselves heard. Whilst the ”angry-mob” approach has proven to be extremely powerful in the past when we want to change things, can there also be alternative approaches?
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