Monday, March 23, 2009

6 billion pieces of puzzle in a 106 billion schematic


I was curious.
So I Googled.
“How many people have been born since the beginning of time?”
An estimated 106 billion human beings, one mathematician offered.
The World Almanac asserts 6 billion and counting live today.
I read several blogs tonight, and a few Kalamu emails.
Even I, a natural incessant raconteur,
I am overwhelmed by the countless disparate viewpoints.
It made me wonder, with so many different understandings,
how can/will humanity [ever] come together
to resolve its endless on-going crisis
since Adam blamed Eve [thus God];
Eve blamed the snake;
and Cain killed their son, his brother Abel.
With so many divergent solutions tendered,
how can/will humanity [ever] unite,
to resolve its scores of on-going crisis,
with so many resolute ideas proffered,
and so many voices to be heard.
Endless literary contests.
Innumerable book lists and reviews.
209 million blogs growing by an estimated 125,000 per day.
175 million original book works.
We all have something to say about this life we live.
Every one of us has an experience.
Each a reality.
Each an understanding.
Each an explanation.
Each an answer.
Each the perfect solution.
6 billion pieces of puzzle in a 106 billion schematic.