Living in the deep-dark forest, we often stumble upon monsters that live in the woods. Huge and terrifying creatures lurk in the dark shadows! In the black of night, these creatures can be terrifying and threaten our very existence. Horror and gut wrenching fear run through you when you stumble upon these creatures-especially when you are unaware that they are lurking. Will the giant cause your death or will you escape and flee to the sanctuary within those safe walls that you call home?
The monsters of the woods are not always as they first appear. In the picture above, you cringe with fear of the giant monster you behold. Our minds believe the terror that we perceive. Without a thought as to what the real monsters are, we chose to believe that the monster is dangerous and threatening to our very life. The monster is not threatening to us. We are more likely to incur injury from our frantic fleeing of the danger we foresee than from the monster we behold. In the picture below, you come to realize "the truth" of the monster-not at all what we chose to believe when first we beheld it.
The "Walking Stick Bug" or "Stick Bug" is able to cleverly disguise herself (males are rare) among the thick and huge pine trees deep in the woods. The first defense the bug has is "Blending in" with the surroundings around her-even swaying with the wind when a breeze is blowing to mimic a small branch. Her next line of defense is expelling offensive odor and body fluids to repel any threat. The last line of defense is a poison sprayed at that which would attack her. The "Stick Bug" is no threat and only desires to live in peace in the deep of the woods. Never an attacker, but only a defender-the "Stick Bug" teaches an important lesson in life about perception versus reality. Thinking we understand-we truly have no glimmer of the truth behind the reality. All is not as it seems to our mind's eye.
The monsters of the woods are not always as they first appear. In the picture above, you cringe with fear of the giant monster you behold. Our minds believe the terror that we perceive. Without a thought as to what the real monsters are, we chose to believe that the monster is dangerous and threatening to our very life. The monster is not threatening to us. We are more likely to incur injury from our frantic fleeing of the danger we foresee than from the monster we behold. In the picture below, you come to realize "the truth" of the monster-not at all what we chose to believe when first we beheld it.
The "Walking Stick Bug" or "Stick Bug" is able to cleverly disguise herself (males are rare) among the thick and huge pine trees deep in the woods. The first defense the bug has is "Blending in" with the surroundings around her-even swaying with the wind when a breeze is blowing to mimic a small branch. Her next line of defense is expelling offensive odor and body fluids to repel any threat. The last line of defense is a poison sprayed at that which would attack her. The "Stick Bug" is no threat and only desires to live in peace in the deep of the woods. Never an attacker, but only a defender-the "Stick Bug" teaches an important lesson in life about perception versus reality. Thinking we understand-we truly have no glimmer of the truth behind the reality. All is not as it seems to our mind's eye.
2 comments:
I saw him...yes,
THIS very bug, on your house outside your front door the other night when I took Sophie out to winky tink! We called them "Walking Sticks" in Pa. SOOOO COOL! Wonder never stops when you think of all of God's creativity!
Appearance vs. reality seems to be the very theme of LIFE...and I don't like it. I like..."what you see is what you get" better.
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