Standing TALL … ( 02 / 21 / 2014 )
Standing TALL … ( 02 / 21 / 2014 )
“ You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean .” ~ Alan Watts
Sometimes it ' s easy to forget that our species really only just " woke up " a few centuries ago -- that we ' re still pretty young ; that we ' re still figuring out what it means to be Caring Stewards of our planet ; that essentially , we ' re still rubbing the sleep from our eyes .
With that in mind , today I awaken with a fresh resolve ... Today I awaken and stand once more before the breach ; today I vow once more to place my entire being boldly before the subtly-ebbing tide of all things aggressive & cruel & callous ; to hold back the flood-waters of our stillignorant societies and shine the light of Unity once more into the still-thick gloom of our fears .
Though our enemies would have us give up -- though they would have us believe that it is " too late " to do any real Good – though our " leaders " would have us give in ; though they would have us believe the lie that conflict & consumption are simply " the way things are " … Despite them all , today I openly reject these calls to cowardice ...
Today , rather than sit passively by and watch our world crumble , today I choose to stand .
Today I stand for the Earth ... for all Her valleys & all Her mountains ; for all Her fields & all Her rivers ; for all Her jungles & all Her deserts ; for all Her minerals & all Her plants … And today I stand for our Earth by standing for all Her brilliantly beautiful , sentient lives .
I do so by standing for Justice ... I do so by standing for Freedom ... I do so by standing for Oneness ... I do so by standing for Love .
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