Today I pondered form and function.

A bicycle has a recognizable form – two wheels, couple of bars in between. A child would draw one like this:

Yet, if you ask a child what a bicycle does, at a certain age, their face will light up as they recall their last bicycle ride (or fall, if they did) and they will respond with something like “WHEEEEEEEE!”

If you ask that child what their body looks like, you’d get a pretty serious look for a little bit, and then something like this:

And then, if you ask them what their body does, you’d probably get an imitation of a rude noise. Oh well, can’t win them all, right?

We focus so much on what FORM our bodies take and ignore their FUNCTION.

What about haiku celebrating body’s function?

Summer turns to fall
Like leaves, hair fades to white
I talk with salmon

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