Meanwhile… 065
Meanwhile… 065
This is clearly a commentary on the vast difference (and disconnect) that there is between humanity’s method of “simply being” and that of nature itself.
True, there can be some overlap where the motivations of humankind can appear just as hostile and aggressive as those of many species within the natural order of our world - weeds, fungi, the seemingly “ruthless” antics of the insect world (pun intended) - but what drives them is a vastly different “need” to that displayed by humans and our many social failings, sadly motivated by “want” and not “need”, wherein greed itself is the dominant force behind our actions.
And sometimes simple cruelty.
Normally, there’s a segue in the final panel of these comics that leads to a separate and unrelated narrative, but this time - with the next instalment being a commentary on the invasion of Ukraine, taking place as I write this - this comic and the next to come very much relate to one another, something that I’ll admit wasn’t a conscious play on my part, only realising how aptly they connect upon readying the final panel of this instalment for the next.
Crown Shyness is a practice of trees of growing only as far as needed, halting their growth so as to not encroach into the space of neighbouring trees. It makes for the most beautiful patterns when viewed from below, witnessed from a humble perspective.
If only humans practiced the same.
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