It seemed so innocent (and in all honesty it was innocent, no ill will). We would take a jar and poke holes in the lid for air, layer grass in the bottom, and have a mini theater of lights. But…we had a grander theater to start with.
“Civilised society” intervention in all sorts of areas is very dubious indeed. This is a case of innocent childhood learning but we unfortunately carry on messing things up in later life!
As always, your poignant perspective cuts through all the layers of dust. Why do we need to “collect” and take “souvenirs”? I wonder if this is an innate need of our natures because we feel the need to control.
You know, sadly I do not, Colleen. We don’t have lightening bugs in California, and I guess even in my travels I’ve never been introduced. I’ve always been curious, however. I can see me taking a trip sometime where I put lightening bugs on my list of things I must see!
They are quite lovely Debra. Especially on a warm summer night, when as a child, they were better entertainment than any child today gets from the internet. 🙂
I didn’t catch them in a jar, but I certainly enjoyed “lightning bug tag.” If you were tagged but had a lightning bug in your hands, you were free (and so would be the bug), but if you hadn’t caught a lightning bug, you were It.
Good point, well made.
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Thank you Paulette. 🙂
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Haha, I never did anything like that. My mum would have never agreed to that…..
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It seemed so innocent (and in all honesty it was innocent, no ill will). We would take a jar and poke holes in the lid for air, layer grass in the bottom, and have a mini theater of lights. But…we had a grander theater to start with.
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yes, we all loved doing it, without considering the consequences
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Exactly. I would love to walk into a field of fireflies, at night, and just watch.
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Yes
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Yes, I cop to that act of childhood fascination gone an unnecessary step too far, MBC.
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I will say, we always emptied the jars at night. But what little part of their lives did we alter?
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Maybe they used that time to socialize, MBC?
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Ah….a positive thought for the day! Thank you MBM 🙂
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“Civilised society” intervention in all sorts of areas is very dubious indeed. This is a case of innocent childhood learning but we unfortunately carry on messing things up in later life!
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That’s it. It’s the not learning and applying the same thought….
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At that time, yes. We were definitely enjoying the moment.
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We really were. Unaware of the overall picture.
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Rightly said.
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As always, your poignant perspective cuts through all the layers of dust. Why do we need to “collect” and take “souvenirs”? I wonder if this is an innate need of our natures because we feel the need to control.
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Well that is a very astute observation. I would suspect there is some truth in that!
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You know, sadly I do not, Colleen. We don’t have lightening bugs in California, and I guess even in my travels I’ve never been introduced. I’ve always been curious, however. I can see me taking a trip sometime where I put lightening bugs on my list of things I must see!
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They are quite lovely Debra. Especially on a warm summer night, when as a child, they were better entertainment than any child today gets from the internet. 🙂
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I didn’t catch them in a jar, but I certainly enjoyed “lightning bug tag.” If you were tagged but had a lightning bug in your hands, you were free (and so would be the bug), but if you hadn’t caught a lightning bug, you were It.
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Oh that sounds MUCH better then putting them in a jar!!!!
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My brother was super creative at coming up with games.
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No kidding!
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