Week 9 Relfections

My E-Prime Day

This morning I awoke at 7am, according to the widely agreed upon concept of time in San Francisco, CA. I poured water into a kettle and turned the dial on the stove until a flame ignited on the burner. When the kettle made a noise that I call a whistle, I turned the dial to discontinue the gas supply to the flame. I removed jars filled with dry herbs from a kitchen cabinet and added them to a vessel with the hot water to make tea.  I ate food. I walked outside of the building and down the street. I stopped walking at the space on the street marked by signs as a bus stop. When a bus marked 30 stopped next to the curb and the doors opened, I stepped up onto the bus and sat down in a seat that did not contain a human. I removed the notes I took in Physiology from the bag I bought with me and read about the respiratory system in the human body.  When the bus stopped and the doors opened at my intended destination, I departed from the vehicle and walked to the location that I often work at. I worked for some amount of time. I left the building. I walked toward the spot on the curb that usually serves as a bus stop. A bus arrived, stopped moving, and the doors opened. I stepped onto the bus and sat down in a seat that did not contain a human. 

As above, so below:

I am not entirely sure what this refers to, but it immediately makes me think of how Western scientists search outside of ourselves, our society, our planet for answers, whereas I feel that it is Eastern tradition to search within for knowledge of the universe. Western science often "proves" truths known for thousands of years that have been described using different words. To experience the mystery of the universe we can look to the heavens, or we can look within. Either will do; as above, so below.