Juvenile Sea Squirt

 "The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore, so it eats it!"

                                                                                                                          ~ Daniel Dennett

 

How often have we seen people wandering through the sea of life searching for meaning….searching for a suitable place to cling to and make a home for life.  For this task, he/she has a rudimentary need waiting to be satisfied. When these people find this place, they dig in so deep that discerning thought is no longer required. At that point, critical reflection and rational dialogue dies within them while they live….or should I say, while they exist?