gling with the different types of ocean waters, the starfish has adapted itself to fit in anywhere from the deep to the shallow seas. It has adapted so well that there are over 1,300 known varities. The starfish is in such harmony with the sea that it does not use blood for circulation, but rather filtered ocean water. It lives with the environment. Amazingly, the starfish can also regenerate a leg if one is broken off. Some species can even regenate the entire body from a only a leg, a perfect example of the whole being found in the part. The word that does stand out is harmony. Not a static harmony that is only found when the tides are calm and the weather is clear, but a harmony that is constant and yet mutable. The starfish is the terrestrial based microcosm that reflects the stars in the celestial seas at the edge of our knowledge of the universe: "We are such stuff as stars are made of..."Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The image of the starfish symbolizes Wheatley's writings. The starfish not only thrives in turbulent ocean environments, it also can regenerate itself. Instead of strug
gling with the different types of ocean waters, the starfish has adapted itself to fit in anywhere from the deep to the shallow seas. It has adapted so well that there are over 1,300 known varities. The starfish is in such harmony with the sea that it does not use blood for circulation, but rather filtered ocean water. It lives with the environment. Amazingly, the starfish can also regenerate a leg if one is broken off. Some species can even regenate the entire body from a only a leg, a perfect example of the whole being found in the part. The word that does stand out is harmony. Not a static harmony that is only found when the tides are calm and the weather is clear, but a harmony that is constant and yet mutable. The starfish is the terrestrial based microcosm that reflects the stars in the celestial seas at the edge of our knowledge of the universe: "We are such stuff as stars are made of..."
gling with the different types of ocean waters, the starfish has adapted itself to fit in anywhere from the deep to the shallow seas. It has adapted so well that there are over 1,300 known varities. The starfish is in such harmony with the sea that it does not use blood for circulation, but rather filtered ocean water. It lives with the environment. Amazingly, the starfish can also regenerate a leg if one is broken off. Some species can even regenate the entire body from a only a leg, a perfect example of the whole being found in the part. The word that does stand out is harmony. Not a static harmony that is only found when the tides are calm and the weather is clear, but a harmony that is constant and yet mutable. The starfish is the terrestrial based microcosm that reflects the stars in the celestial seas at the edge of our knowledge of the universe: "We are such stuff as stars are made of..."
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The interesting thing about the starfish is that it needs the turbulent water to survive, if it left on a calm beach it will die or be eaten by predators.
ReplyDeleteMany times we need some turbulence to move us our of our comfort zone and force us to grow. You picture made me think of the following story.
The Starfish Story
Original Story by: Loren Eisley
One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.
Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”
The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”
“Son,” the man said, “don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!”
After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said…”
I made a difference for that one.”