Sometimes I break down in tears and weep out loud when I think about how painful and evil the world can be. I cry. I cry for the Iraqi people, living in constant fear. I cry for the Palestinian people, raped of their homeland and caged up like pariahs. I cry for the Jewish people, centuries of persecution and genocide. I cry for the Tibetans, the *NEW* holocaust. I cry for the African peoples, living under oppressive governments, facing starvation, rape and genocide on a daily basis. I cry for the Latino people, an indigenous culture trying to face enlightenment head on and constantly being pushed back down. I cry for women around the world who are forced to live in subservience to evil men and evil policies. I cry for the children of the world, lost in their innocence and oblivious to the horrible mess we have created that they will soon face. I cry for the fish, plants, and animals of this planet, slowly being marginalized in the name of progress. I cry for all people everywhere, human nature can embody the greatest kindness but seems to only embody greed, hatred, and contempt for those slightly different. I will never understand why we as human beings can not live in harmony with ourselves, the earth, and the animals....but i've come to the conclusion that this is a utopian philosophy that will never come about. We are indoctrinated to seperate ourselves from not only the earth and the animals but also from each other, lines of division such as religion, culture, race, and philosophy are so deeply entrenched within the mind of man that I fear the binds will never be broken. I want you to know that I love you, each and every one of you, regardless of your race, your religion, your philosophy...regardless of anything, I will continue to give you my love, forever. ~Rob
its interesting that you mention different interest groups and seperation..... "the powers that be " use group politics to divide resistance to the plan , hence controleing it . even though i liked the f m l n .....and disliked samosa and pinochet , we all suffer from the juggernaut that this noisily collapseing chemical civilization has become ....all life is threatened by coal burrning , nuclear poisond . slave based , mega death corporation !! and whoever is to blame , and whoever has seen the worst from it .....will be irrelevent , if life is reduced to the level of lichens n mosses . the only thing to do is to subduct the dominant paradigm and creat viable alternatives to same and duck when the splatter of civilizations eminant noisy collapse comes yer way .
"Imagine" John Lennon Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today... Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one
it is a wonderful thing to actually feel awful about all these people who live in bad conditions, one way or another, because it makes you aware of all these problems that are still waiting to be solved. together we will come out of it, i hope
I agree. We should not hold these things in, because the truth of our emotions will bring us closer to where we need to be. I feel all that too. I am pessimistic about the future. There is much we can do right now to alieviate suffering and make life better for people, but civilization is on a runaway course. I think what we need to do now it to get ready to come out the other side of whatever is going to happen with the conciousness we want to pass on to the next generations. Learn to grow your own food. Learn to live without hipforums, imported products, automobiles, the luxuries we take for granted, etc. Hold on to the connection you have with the Earth and with Great Spirit. I'm one of those people who think that no matter where the Rainbow prophecy came from, it is a mission we have to be guardians of a certain way of interacting with the world around us. Continue to feel, it is powerful and it will cleanse away a lot of the illusion. We are here for each other; not too hard to find if you set your heart to it.
