Greetings
campers,
And how important
it is to meditate on the state of our beautiful planet and the dark times the
world is going through.
I read the story
of the Canadian woman and her moving experience.
Like a lot of
people, I don't aspire to the 'god thing' but maybe rather the spirit world...
I certainly know
that it is possible to be led or guided in a spiritual way and, it shouldn't
have to be considered extraordinary, but of course, in the conventional
thinking world we live in, it always is...
So, at a minute
late (11,12A.M.) this morning, I sat down, closed my eyes and could only think
for about 18 minutes, because I had arranged for someone to come to my house, but
here's what came to mind:
Whatta scary place this world is, especially
when you have a child.
When I was a
child, I used to think it was scary, dangerous, unpredictable and violent. Yet now, what we have is the things
predicted/promised some thirty-odd years ago, right here in our faces.
In the west, for
decades now, families have disintegrated into dysfunctional, violent,
alcohol/drug ridden disjointed nonentities.
Children don't
appreciate the 'value of THINGS and want want want this or that, all the time.
In the media and
everywhere, kids from a really young age, are encouraged to whine and whinge
for material 'things they really don't want or need...
The west is
greedy and materialistic, and wages wars on some of the poorest countries in
the world...
In the east,
south or the 'majority world, there is mass poverty, while the very few enjoy
privileged and rich living...
Governments are corrupt, tribal wars abound and, particularly women face
some of the grossest oppression...!
All of these
negative things together are destroying our planet, our societies and leaving a
wreck for the next generation to contend with...
Where's the John
Lennon of our time; someone to stand up to the 'powers that be' and
directly/peacefully, challenge what’s going on - in
In saying all
that, it won't just take one lone heroic soul to remedy the planet, societies
or humanity, it'll only take the kind of motivation and peace movement that was
present during the Vietnam War protests.
The kind of
people power, demand for freedom and human rights, that
just doesn't exist anymore.
People seem to,
wherever they are, be good at doing things from the keyboard of their PC, but
when it comes to 'real voting, the real leg work it takes to make a difference
- people are sooo> apathetic...
Whether through
music, art, writing or whatever talent one has, it could be put to use in the
name of world peace and salvaging the environment or society...
Okay, sorry to
'GET ON THAT SOAPBOX' but some one's gotta have the
balls to do it.
I'm not an
idealist or utopian, but I do believe in the power of collective will - sisters
and brothers, we aren't PUSHING HARD ENOUGH...!
Okay, so go back
to watching TV, buying that 'much needed CD or bottle of wine, but just for
once, could you think about the message here?????
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