The Chrysalis Effect
“The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.” Neil deGrasse Tyson. In other words the laws that govern the universe are more constant than our beliefs (opinions of what is right or wrong / should or shouldn’t exist)
The only constant in the universe is change (nature abhors a vacuum / the mind abhors boredom). The clapped out version of yesterday is replaced by the bright, shiny one of today (‘Everything put together falls apart’ Paul Simon). Look at how we change from birth to death, in our appearances and abilities (It’s never the same river twice, content wise, even if it appears so in form).
Everything starts off simple and grows more complex with time. This applies to individuals and societies, before second childhood strikes and breaks down order again, of both mind and body (seeds and the flowering of a civilisation). It is the spring and summer of life versus autumn and winter (the air raid shelter effect of hiding underground until conditions are ripe for growth).
Upper class longevity and infertility versus the lower class breeding like rabbits, is about how those at the bottom struggle to get to the top and those at the pinnacle of success, start to fall back to the bottom again (see also Islam and any group trying to become top dogs themselves as opposed to upholding the established order).
Successful individuals and societies preclude the need for constant and insistent reproduction as losses are not so great and the need for replacements less, unlike with reckless youth and accidents / violence through competition for resources. See John Boorman’s film ‘Zardoz’ for how this relates to falling birth rates and old age survival as imbalance (reason for situation), plus South Korea’s example in the real world too, where reproduction is sloping off. Kingdoms are defensive, masculine monocultures in this context as empires are open, feminine ones (diverse multicultures ).
When communication fails, it's a sign of a society falling apart (no outreach, no connection and therefore no growth or exchange of ideas)
Remember that we are fighting for a better understanding of the present and a better future for us all to look forward to. ‘Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Do not go gentle into that that goods night’ (And death shall have no dominion by Dylan Thomas).
Max von Sydow playing death at chess is how we cheat death (The Seventh Seal) by creating solutions that slows down our demise, from the industrial revolution (better housing and sewage disposal for the workers), technological and scientific advances (machines to work for us / cyborg technology to replace damaged organs and limbs / disaster prevention / medical advances etc).
See also Accumulation / Discharge Cycle by me
