ever think of the world as one single organism.

as in, the earth itself is one living being, like a beetle, amoeba, or human. it's pulse, its heartbeat, is found in it's inner-most core, and it breathes, functions, and survives as one entity. all that we see - volcanoes, buildings, forests, are simply little marks on the earth's skin - like striations on the shell of a beetle or a mole or birthmark. we, as humans, are tiny specks of "dust" on earth's skin. everything that we see is simply the shell - underneath is where life exists. in the "core" or "mantle" is the true substance of earth, the one organism. who knows if it has a purpose? who knows what it eats, how it survives? does it sleep? does it have cravings for ice-cream?