Path of the Hermit
Oceanographers and the US Navy are tracking a solo whale throughout the Pacific Ocean. Somehow, for some unknown reason, this particular whale has decided to pursue a life of solitude.
This whale has been circling the Pacific Ocean for the past twelve years. He swims out of synch with the regular migration routes followed by most of the other known whale species. His songs are heard in areas that are unpopulated by other whales at the times that he is there.
Oceanographers state that his song is that of a baleen whale, but they do not match those of any known species. The voice has deepened due to age, but it is still the same whale after twelve years.
Now the interesting questions begin.
Did this whale choose a life of solitude? I can picture this mystic monk whale, traveling around the globe, seeking an answer to the meaning of life. His song is different because he sees the destruction of the oceans, and he is deeply saddened. Can whales sing the blues? Maybe this is kind of a whale chant.
Maybe the whale was driven out by his peers. Do whales suffer from BO? Or could he have committed some strange kind of whale crime so heinous that he must suffer alone for the rest of his life.
Probably the saddest scenario is that he is the last of his breed. It is feasible that a breed of whale has been unidentified and that they have all died out except this one. Now he travels the globe, seeking the mate that he will never find.
I like the monk whale idea. Somewhere out there is a solitary monk, seeking enlightenment, preaching tolerance through his song. That's my story and I'm sticking with it.
This whale has been circling the Pacific Ocean for the past twelve years. He swims out of synch with the regular migration routes followed by most of the other known whale species. His songs are heard in areas that are unpopulated by other whales at the times that he is there.
Oceanographers state that his song is that of a baleen whale, but they do not match those of any known species. The voice has deepened due to age, but it is still the same whale after twelve years.
Now the interesting questions begin.
Did this whale choose a life of solitude? I can picture this mystic monk whale, traveling around the globe, seeking an answer to the meaning of life. His song is different because he sees the destruction of the oceans, and he is deeply saddened. Can whales sing the blues? Maybe this is kind of a whale chant.
Maybe the whale was driven out by his peers. Do whales suffer from BO? Or could he have committed some strange kind of whale crime so heinous that he must suffer alone for the rest of his life.
Probably the saddest scenario is that he is the last of his breed. It is feasible that a breed of whale has been unidentified and that they have all died out except this one. Now he travels the globe, seeking the mate that he will never find.
I like the monk whale idea. Somewhere out there is a solitary monk, seeking enlightenment, preaching tolerance through his song. That's my story and I'm sticking with it.
posted by Keith at 9:37 AM
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