Parts of a whole

According to Wikipedia, "An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system. These biotic and abiotic components are regarded as linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows."
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Surely in this day and age

our individuality and personal

sense of self rules?

Where would be the will to live

and the fun of choosing who we are
if that were to diminish?

It would be like a spark of life going out.

Mystics have spoken of a human journey
as one of enlightenment and gnosis
and becoming one with the whole

and great white spirit.

Throughout nature, we witness

cycles and exchanges
and we nod and appreciate
as all the parts co-ordinate
and contribute to a whole.

And yes, we see this or that
and struggle to comprehend
how multiple realities can co-exist
beyond their competitive nature.

We can see our journey
into meaning and

lasting fulfillment
as if each one of us

is moving from a seed

and into maturity

through a flowering of

our consciousness.

Quite a vision, isn't it, imagining
for a moment, a universe filled with
multiple flowerings of consciousness?
It would be glorious in its array.

And if all were humming a song
that is unique to their journey

and yet as one voice, one hymn

it would make even the most glorious

experience of our greatest cathedrals
pale if put alongside it.

It is good to know that
we might never fail

at being who we are and that

there is a universe all-ways

present to our journey

and which listens and responds.