Tea biscuits, quantum theory, and Pandas have nothing obvious in common. Though one that was certainly not expected was that they are regarded by average people as unimportant, or at least sought as less than what it really is, is that all of these unrelated topics are important and significant to our culture and society. Tea biscuits, a delightful snack that could not possibly be important in any way or manner, is the result of thousands of years of human development. These pastries must exported . Almost all goods in this modern age need to cross oceans that take (usually) less than a day. Technology has brought us to the time where only the wealthiest of (the already wealthy) people can afford having goods made in their country. Less than a few hundred years ago, even the rich had tough times purchasing products from foreign lands. Tea biscuits are the result of our technological advancement, that is certainly significant enough to be important.
Quantum mechanics ( or quantum theory) is a topic that i have had a vague interest of for a long time. It's a branch of physics, an already beautifully complicated field in science, that investigates mathematical descriptions for particles' behaviors and actions. It's a very confusing subject that most people wouldn't want to poke with a 10 metre stick and simply regard it as something out of their profession and interest. This is a sad fate for not only quantum mechanics, but also, very often, for the entire field of science. Society does what it wants, it wont complete tasks "the hard or logical way". It would spend 13.92 billion dollars on the 2012 London Olympics but invest only 17 percent of that amount on sending a rover to mars for research. The Olympics are all cultural event, people care about that more than the possible place for human colonists or life. If society continues to be unable to think with complexity and logicaly, we will be continuously stuck in a cycle where much more money is spent on television programs about idiotic celebrities that our youth worship than on logical important things like how to prevent obesity or on studies for extraterrestrial life.
After my first visit to China while I was a young child, I had fallen instantly in love with the back and white bear; the panda. My parents had told me that they were an endangered species. It wasn't until a year later that I had found out that they're million dollar bears. Multiple arguments were on this topic, most of which were stating multiple times that they were a huge waste of money. Zoos would need to pay one million dollars a year to rent out one panda. Many argued that pandas would just go extinct due to natural selection. What frightens me the most is that there is an argument on how conserving wildlife is a waste of money. This happens to most endangered species. An attempt to reintroduce a species back into the wild is mankind attempting to fix a mistake. Money shouldn't be an issue for these pandas because the money made from the zoos goes back to the panda research. Humans care more for their human needs (in this situation, money) more than anything else.
This blog's posts will be poetry and based on one theme; topics that are certainly important. I have seen poetry blogs posting where there would be diamente comparing "sun and moon". What you will see on this blog will be nowhere near as simple as that Diamante. What you will be reading will be of economics, science, technology, communication, religion, rights, conflicts, and anything that is significant to the evolution or decimation of the societies of industrial nations, newly industrial nations, and the developing world. The human race is at the time of concern. The very next day after you read this, the world may disappear from a nuclear weapons that North Korea spoke of or a war for oil or fresh water may brake out. I'm using this blog not only because my teacher will use it for marks, but to speak of things of importance after a long day of hearing of celebrities and how much some students hate education. The human race needs to make a list of factors that keep it going and figure out how to keep them here, that's where this blog comes in.
Not only am I impressed at your level of reflection and explanation of why Pandas, tea biscuits and quantum theory can be linked - in that they are not linked at all - but I am really looking forward to reading poetry based on "important" topics. I especially like the fact that you promised to focus on what really matters as opposed to "hearing celebrities." Great intro!
ReplyDeleteps - just remember to proof read panda lover!