We are all leeches now, trying to work out what is walking towards us | Helen Sullivan
One sucker is precariously attached to some flimsy reality – a wet leaf, a slippery rock – the other one pointed at the future
Imagine if your Wikipedia page described you as a “segmented or parasitic worm” with “two head segments” and “suckers at both ends”. You might turn to the Bible, instead – here is the Book of Proverbs on leeches: “The horseleech hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.”
The daughters are the leech’s words (though some interpret the daughters as the suckers): “Give, give.” Within this damp, humid, leech-infested jungle is the surprisingly sweet idea of the words you say as daughters you have given birth to.
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Helen Sullivan
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2024/nov/05/we-are-all-leeches-now-trying-to-work-out-what-is-walking-towards-us
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One sucker is precariously attached to some flimsy reality – a wet leaf, a slippery rock – the other one pointed at the future
Imagine if your Wikipedia page described you as a “segmented or parasitic worm” with “two head segments” and “suckers at both ends”. You might turn to the Bible, instead – here is the Book of Proverbs on leeches: “The horseleech hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.”
The daughters are the leech’s words (though some interpret the daughters as the suckers): “Give, give.” Within this damp, humid, leech-infested jungle is the surprisingly sweet idea of the words you say as daughters you have given birth to.
Continue reading...
Helen Sullivan
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2024/nov/05/we-are-all-leeches-now-trying-to-work-out-what-is-walking-towards-us
The Guardian Climate Change on Telegram by @TheGuardianTelegram
A @grttme project - Other backups: @Hallotme