Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Phases

I am boiling water to make tea while considering what is happening in the world.  With water, there is an attractive force between the positive and negative charge of the adjacent water molecules.  Applying the flame under the pan is energy and this considerable, concentrated heat force causes the water particle bond to separate and form steam.  Once the heat is turned off, the vapor returns to its original state.  Water is water regardless of the phase of the H2O molecule. 

As I sip my tea, I think about the separate energy forces that put people into another phase, often at odds with each other. This is demonstrated by a person signing up as a humanitarian passenger on the 2011 Flotilla, or the farmer trying to survive in the Gaza Strip, or an Israeli feeling threatened.

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