Entropy sucks. Entropy is a law of physics that states all things gradually decline into disorder. In other words, all things on earth (natural or manufactured) degrade, degenerate, and decompose over time. Though some things have outlasted others by thousands of years, nothing on earth can escape the law of entropy. Look at all the automobile junkyards scattered across the land. Given long enough, all things return to dust and I suspect the whole universe is not unaffected by it.
So what do the rain, entropy, and I have to do with each other? Well, a lot. When rain and entropy converge over the roof of my tent, I lose... a lot. Camping tents do not last for very long if used year round, especially the roof. Suddenly, like in a classic novel, I'm battling the elements just to keep family and myself dry.
It usually takes me a couple of weeks during the fall to get the hang of inclement weather. Fortunately time and experience have taught me how to face another winter staying relatively warm and dry. After all this time I've been able to adapt with fewer outbursts of anger or falling into a funky depression. But the human knack for adapting to environment does not make entropy suck less.
There is only one thing on earth that I can think of that is NOT subject to entropy... our spirit. In fact, our spirit can be renewed and strengthened through the passage of time. What else can say that? So doesn't it make sense to battle entropy with the spirit? I mean... duct tape can only do so much.
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| Another valiant roll of duct tape expired. |
