About A Human

Raised in Melbourne

Mass gatherings emerged early in my life as teenager in a few forms a sporting event, rock concert or when as a lifesaver on a beach of tens of thousands.
It never ceased to amaze, the way people can self organise.

Gatherings of many species give rise to the role of the sentinel, the ones who take out time from the group activity to look outwards, to mitigate the risk to others in the community while they are engaged in community activities. In a way the sentinel, the life saver, the event organiser are similar roles. They have in common a thread of the group safety. On the beach Life Saving Clubs developed systems like "Swim Between the Flags", which are the free zones with an added layer of safety for what it is you do.

I like the following words of William Blake
"I may be wrong,
but I cannot afford the possibility of being wrong.
I must do what I can.
This is why I do the work I do
and as fast as I can
make available to all the fruits of this doing,"

and from those who know
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.