2006 December 3 Sunday.
Well, well,... look what I found, living in my classroom. A ladybug. Still alive in this cold season. It must have been hiding among the ceiling light fixtures. I found it sitting on top of my classroom table this morning. It was still alive, but not moving much. It must be very hungry. The natural source of it's food has dried up many weeks ago. I knew right away that the little fella needed some basic nutrition, and fast. Mr. Lettuce came to the rescue. Ms. Ladybug perked up right away and began to nibble away on the wet leaf of lettuce. Must have tasted very good after such a long time, fasting. Fasting, but not by choice. By natural circumstances. I guess, I became his or her guardian angel for just that brief moment. I wonder how long this little critter will survive? It's already in an elite group of insects here in Hokkaido by the very fact that 99% of his buddies are already, long gone. But wait a minute!!! I see ladybugs every year, during the season of no snow. Yes, you do. We all do. They somehow manage to leave behind their DNA, for rebirth again, in the spring and summer months. A common miracle, but a miracle none the less. And no less of a miracle, just because it happens to be very common. It is truly an amazing miracle, just in and of itself. Think about it for a moment, where did your human body come from? Mom and Dad. Where is your human body going from here? Back to the STAR DUST from which it has come. Time and time again. Innumerable and continuing, on a daily basis. 24/7. All around the cosmos. Another SUPER NOVA.
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