Now you'd THINK this would be a morose piece. I am the author and I fully expected this to be a wake up call that only the brave or the Goths would listen to. I have to...
More »Now you'd THINK this would be a morose piece. I am the author and I fully expected this to be a wake up call that only the brave or the Goths would listen to. I have to confess that the writing that came out of me and that I then expanded upon further in the reading was beautiful and led to a conclusion that inspired me (that's not supposed to happen!) and left me feeling calmer than I have been for a long time. Ok, Ok, so you want to know what's in here? I'm tempted to say "grab bag" and split, figuring to let Higher Power decide who gets to hear this. Sure this is in me; but there is more in here than I, well at least thought, was in me.
No, I'll give you the poop: It's about a frightening global predicament that everyone seems to be aware of, but which few people are giving the attention and seriousness it deserves. I liken it to a thousand-alarm fire going off right now, with everyone looking away. I talk about why people would do that, why the media would be inclined to shy away. Basically it's understandable because we simply have no way of comprehending the magnitude of what is happening and how fast, since no living thing on this planet in its multibillion year history has had to face what we are.
I use spiritual fantasy and real world analogies to help us to get a handle on what we're facing. In jumping into these "waters," I expected to be emotionally beat up. But instead I came to many understandings, and found I saw the positions of many who aren't helping right now somewhat through their eyes, and found compassion, not blame.
Now, that I think of it, I am having the realization that the reason for my serene, compassionate, and loving feelings while doing this parallels why I felt there was hope in the end. This should have been in the piece, but I realize that facing dire challenges -- and this being the most dire of all -- brings out the best in Humans. It always has. Though this has been put off so long that we might not do anything substantive till it's too late, I also realize that a new administration in Washington is having unknown but positive ripple effects around the world. In essence, it is only now that either Americans or those around the world can feel they can apply themselves to tackling this biggest of all challenges, for the last administration was disheartening and disillusioning to people all around the world who cared about the crisis, and of course to us in America, who felt that any efforts we could make would be quickly outswamped by the massive anti-environmental policies (sneakily disguised in environmentally positive sounding labels). It is very disheartening when your own government seems to consider your life completely expendable when it comes to short term gains for the Bushie's -- corporate and "filthy rich" FOB's.
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