A Solomonic discursive on the Ants...

It was the work of zoologist William Beebe - whilst exploring the Guyanan jungle - who first noticed the both unfortunate and deadly phenomena known as the ‘circular mill.’ The circular mill is a situation which occurs among a certain species of Marabunta ant, more commonly known as the ‘army ant.’ Whenever a single ant breaks away from the main foraging group, the unfortunate fellow automatically follows the one in front. As this pattern continues, many other ants inevitably follow in pursuit, going no where and ultimately embarking on a windy (and probably dizzy) path of self destruction. Beebe recorded the size of the circular mill as some 1,200 feet in circumference, with each ant taking two and a half hours to complete a single rotation. Within two days Beebe recorded those ants within the circular mill all to have died.

We must learn from nature’s analogy, steering clear of the army ant’s folly. We should be Christians who avoid following mindlessly the doctrines and traditions of our past, believing something simply because we always have. That is not to say we should disregard everything from our past experience, becoming sceptics of the old and slaves to new, holding with little regard the teaching of our parents. However when a foundation is unsteady, repair work must be done in order for profitable work to continue. At the beginning of this college experience, may we be Christians and students alike ready to change even in the simplest of things, that we may grow into maturity of the fullness of Christ.