I typically take a day every so often to re-read letters that I have either written or received, not as a way to reminisce, but to see if I can remember what people have meant to me over the years. It feels to me like it helps to see things in a different light, while appreciating the "glow" of those earlier realizations...the things I had valued and stood for. Since the age of seven I have kept letters that I thought were important, most of which, although tattered, have vital clues about who I truly am. In the future, these words may stand, but when I was a child, the written word, especially the hand-written word, seemed more than likely transient. I really truly thought, in 1969, that I would not live past thirty, so in essence I have had a whole extra lifetime so far, so to forget how much value I placed on issues and causes that I stood up for.
Now, like Bernie Sanders, I stand for the very same things I did when I first became aware. Peace, love, justice and freedom. I am old enough to remember when the peace dividend, that was supposed to be reaped by ending the Cold War evaporated into four terrible "military" decisions. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the F-35 program and next-gen nukes, have cost every man, woman and child $30K. Those dollars invested in education and health care could have raised a generation smart enough to compete on the world market for the next generation of innovation and intellectual capacities. Who better to take on the science of the future, but a generation of young scientists. Computers and robotics continue to push employment of humans out of the workforce...when will the benefits of that be redistributed to "the masses"?
There is no mother-father god but by our steps, made by our feet, the work of our hands, our hearts. Our health is the result of how well we treat the land, so helping life to thrive in our immediate environment is crucial. What space would not be enhanced by having healthy soil and plants around? We call acting like animals act all the time, grace, only humans over think what their purpose is. Imagine how neurotic a rabbit would become if it just feared the unknown all the time, or worried about the future! Be Here Now, is the only choice. There are plenty of books written on the power of now, but perhaps taking the time to read them we find, yet another way to avoid our calling!
Stand, but do not stand still!
Now, like Bernie Sanders, I stand for the very same things I did when I first became aware. Peace, love, justice and freedom. I am old enough to remember when the peace dividend, that was supposed to be reaped by ending the Cold War evaporated into four terrible "military" decisions. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the F-35 program and next-gen nukes, have cost every man, woman and child $30K. Those dollars invested in education and health care could have raised a generation smart enough to compete on the world market for the next generation of innovation and intellectual capacities. Who better to take on the science of the future, but a generation of young scientists. Computers and robotics continue to push employment of humans out of the workforce...when will the benefits of that be redistributed to "the masses"?
There is no mother-father god but by our steps, made by our feet, the work of our hands, our hearts. Our health is the result of how well we treat the land, so helping life to thrive in our immediate environment is crucial. What space would not be enhanced by having healthy soil and plants around? We call acting like animals act all the time, grace, only humans over think what their purpose is. Imagine how neurotic a rabbit would become if it just feared the unknown all the time, or worried about the future! Be Here Now, is the only choice. There are plenty of books written on the power of now, but perhaps taking the time to read them we find, yet another way to avoid our calling!
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| Letters from as far back as this little boy, were insightful and clear, almost unnervingly so. Still speaking truth to power, being a compassionate, kind humanitarian above all else. |
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