speed!

humans are super special in how fast we can move. i've got no idea exactly how it might affect us, but the original leap onto a horse, of speeding beyond ones means, of trumping and dazzling human senses that are only equipped to move up to a certain clip must have transformed us. to have planes and trains is an extraordinary boon, we all have impressionism inside of us as soon as we whiz past something. it's a special privilege to blind oneself, to see the world fuzzy. The winds of humanity are truly alien, the air that flows over our trucks, the air that flows under the wings of our airplanes, we have made wind where none existed. we're like looney tunes getting ready to run, stirring up personalized tornadoes with every trip.We make wind. We do so much more than run, we completely surpass the possibilities of our bodies. my god, it's no wonder dogs stick out their heads in cars, their minds are utterly blown at the sensation of fast air.


And all of this is only possible on the back of a beast (mechanical or otherwise) -- assuming you don't have the presence of mind to squint, but then that's something else. We daily experience what animals only can when they're out of control, hurtling through the air or down the river.

That out-of-control-ness is a really significant part of human commandeering. Practically all of the danger in the world is from things that move much too fast for us to deal with. Feet on the ground are a paltry means of movement.

we're all a lot of pilot fish and we'd do well to have the presence of mind to notice the wonder of seeings things we were never meant to.