Leave The Leaves Alone

Recently, my parents packed the whole family into the van, and we went up the canyon to "look at the leaves." I was having a hard time wondering why any sane person with something better to do than homework would look at leaves. They're inherently boring, because they're part of trees. They don't move. They don't make inappropriate sounds. They're not interactive. And yet, we find people in our action driven society with ADHD who take time out of their busy schedules to look at leaves. "Why is this?" I asked myself. And then the answer came... because the colors are changing!

Now, let's think about this logically. The colors of leaves change when the leaves are DYING! That's pretty morbid. People get all excited about looking at trees because they're dying! This simply goes to show how much TV has desensitized society. After watching so many cop shows, and witnessing so many deaths (and that's not even including movies, which have titles dedicated to death and murder, ex. "Kill Bill") people are actually starting to enjoy watching death! Pretty soon, we'll all crowd to stadiums to watch famous people die! And when they do, the audience will simultaneously, and very ceremoniously, with a great deal of sorrow, perform the "wave."

Now that we're through with the whole death paragraph (that was to keep people interested), let's think about what makes the colors so special. I'm not so sure I can think of a reason. They turn red, orange, and yellow. Bright colors. But on the other hand, the green that they originally were is also a bright color (generally). The colors look like the trees are on fire (that's the reason for pyros). So, what's the best thing about orange, red and yellow? Well, the best reason I can think of would probably be that the letters of those words can be arranged to say, "Yo! Danger: Low Reels".

And so, as we come to the end of this blog, we come to wonder not only if this blog is long enough to receive full credit, but also if this blog will have any effect on this alarming trend in society. My guess is that it probably won't, because the text isn't in red, yellow and orange. And probably because it isn't dying.