The Gathering

The Gathering was a song inspired by a tale of wolves.

When this apex predator (not to be confused with ya recently prevalent oligarch predator - apex predators are actually worth preserving) was re-introduced to Yellowstone Park in the U.S.A. many thing changed for the better.

The reduction in the number of Elks helped to allow the vegetation and fauna to thrive in areas it hadn’t previously. This in turn helped to stabilise the river banks, improve the quality of the water, and even changed the course of the rivers. And all of that helped a more varied number and type of creatures thrive. Overall it was seen as a great success.

Predation is a part of the world we live in. We ourselves are predators. Some, one of my sons included, would argue that we should grow out of that particular custom in regard to meat based products. But never the less, so much of the world we have grown up in has become what it is, because of this feature of our ecosystem.

As hinted at earlier, things can get out of hand. Some sorts of human predator are more like cancer cells, destroying and damaging everything except, in their own scheming, their own well being. Although undoubtedly that too.

It might be time, in this developing scenario, for the human elks to start fighting back. In one way or another. I don’t know how that might manifest itself on a personal level, but it’s coming to that. Otherwise I don’t see a great outcome for the human race in our global Yellowstone. There is too much shit hitting too many fans at the moment.

But I do think we’ll find a way through. When the loud voices are booming, that is sometimes all we can hear. But the biggest changes, for the better, still happen, are still happening, away from the spotlight.

The Gathering is usually in a quiet valley.