OF INSECTS AND HUMANS (December 24, 2012)
I dreamt that I met a great researcher of insects and that I introduced him to the president of my university. I was fascinated by his vast knowledge. It was my hope that he could be engaged with our own researchers concerned with related subjects. Even better, the president could find a way to attract him to our university. Everything he told me had to do with the interaction between insects and humans across the entire planet. The great movement of humans had its repercussion on the movement of insects. And he went into fascinating detail while maintaining a clear pattern of interaction. All night long I did my best to remember what I had learned so that I could write it down when I woke up. But nearly nothing remained by the morning. All I remember are several of the insects the researcher talked about at great length: ants, bees, cockroaches… The fascinating subject of insects and humans has vanished like smoke in spite of all my efforts during the night. The only thing I can report now is my vast disappointment.