Meerkats have figured out life to the fullest. Altruism and selfish ruthlessness alternate, and mix with sheer practicality. They live in a group and care for the pups communally, rather like Plato’s idea for a Utopian society. Like bio-mimetic design, perhaps philosophy too can be derived from nature through close observation of highly evolved societies.
- "Go for broke. Always try and do too much. Dispense with safety nets. Take a deep breath before you begin talking. Aim for the stars. Keep grinning. Be bloody-minded. Argue with the world. And never forget that writing is as close as we get to keeping a hold on the thousand and one things--childhood, certainties, cities, doubts, dreams, instants, phrases, parents, loves--that go on slipping , like sand, through our fingers." Salman Rushdie
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