the other night i decided to knock out some of the movies from my netflix queue. i was in a documentary sort of mood, and first watched about the giant manmade barriers "protecting" the sinking Netherlands . i find it interesting to see how man toots his own horn about overcoming nature. we ain't got shit when it comes down to it.
at any rate, afterwards i watched a documentary about antarctica. at this point i feel like i will never be able to visit because i am not a scientist or good enough at anything to go.
one portion of the documentary that caught my interest was a quick focus on some penguins. the guy asked about penguins going insane, and it seemed a strange choice of words for penguins.
they focused on a group of penguins, waddling away from the nesting grounds towards the sea. halfway there some decide to head back, while others march on towards the sea. a lone penguin halts. he seems motionless for some time, and then makes a break for the mountains. it is unknown why, but at 5000 km away it is pretty much a given he will not survive. even if he did...what would he do?
i found it interesting that none of the other penguins took notice. i also found it interesting that the narrator stated even if they were to drag him back to the group...he would still break off and head for the mountains.
it made me wonder.
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