i am, therefore i think

i am, therefore i think

free (con)verse

I think we think that we think way more than we actually think
What does it mean to think?
What do you think?
What do you mean when you say that you think?
        Depends on the context
        I mean all sorts of things
        When you hear the word "nature," do you think of streams?
        Do you think of a scene with mountains or trees?
That's one! To think OF
Like "what comes to mind?"
This language we use is so imprecise
        Yet you know what I mean. Isn't that nice?
        I've thought of another to answer your question
        I think that you're annoying, would that suffice?
That's two! To think THAT
Like to have an opinion
This language we use is so imprecise
        Yet you know what I mean. Isn't that nice?
What if I think that I know, but I actually don't?
How the hell would we ever know?
        This seems a bit silly
        Why think about it so much?
That's three! To think ABOUT
Like to ponder a topic
This language we use is so imprecise
        Yet you know what I mean. Isn't that nice?
        And yes, I think thinking is what makes us special
        Animals, you see, have a one-track mind
        Like squirrels, for example, waste so much time
        They spend half of it working just to stay safe
        from those higher up in the food chain, of course
        And when not doing that, they just want to consume
        Did you know they bury acorns? and some nuts too
        And get this, they often forget where
        So they leave them in the ground literally everywhere!
        It's no wonder they have no time left to think
I wonder why humans think that we're so special
It's arrogant and perhaps fairly ignorant too
We think that we think since we say it quite often
I think of, I think that, thus I think all the time!
        Who cares if our language is so imprecise?
Well why hate on squirrels? That isn't that nice!
At least they plant trees! Perhaps we're alike
Like I, for example, waste so much time
I spend half of it working just to stay safe
from those higher up in the food chain, of course
And when I'm not doing that, I just want to consume
Not acorns, but TV. and social media too
Or social events, wanna go to the zoo?
We can look at the animals, give our ego a boost