food for thought.

"You have probably learned at school that it rains because the moisture in the clouds cools and condenses into raindrops that are drawn to the earth by the force of gravity... The 'material cause' is that the moisture was there at the precise moment when the air cooled. The 'efficient cause' is that the moisture cools and the 'formal cause' is that the form, or nature of the water, is to fall to the earth. But if you stopped there, Aristocle would add that it rains because plants and animals need rainwater in order to grow. This he called the 'final cause'. Aristocle assigns the raindrops a life-task, or 'purpose' "
-jostein.gaarder, sophie's world

I guess at some point if we take time to sit down and ponder about how our lives fit into those causes, we realize how blessed our hands are, how wonderful our minds work and how there is seemingly a moulded plan for each and everyone of us. and perhaps if only we take time to sniff the air and embrace the beauty of nature.

and they say 'vita brevis. carpe diem.'