Rainbow Earth
One of the nicest things about this region is its water. That we have more than our share of misty, moisty mornings is one of the reasons Pittsburgh became a great industrial city. While those living in other places spend great effort securing and conserving water, we have it as a constant backdrop to our daily activities. We're awash in it; we even think of all this rain as a problem, complaining about the lack
of "nice" weather days here. People less blessed with this resource wish they HAD this kind of problem; let's treasure this resource.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Here we are pining to get away to some far-off place for a vacation when we have it all here now, everything we need. Because chambers of commerce and travel agencies emphasize the good side of destinations (while conveniently neglecting their problematical sides), we find ourselves victim of the illusion that we have to go somewhere else to be happy. But, because everything is connected, problems as well as people can travel. Diseases, shortages of healthy food, pollution effects, overpopulation, economic troubles, crime - all stubbornly persist.
We need a re-orienting of our value systems right here in River City. Rather than getting up in the morning with that swift self-kick in the pants administered via caffeine, maybe we should more often slow down and smell the roses. "Wake up and smell the coffee" could become "Arise to the becoming dream of a better, more harmonious world." Working together cooperatively, we could make a heaven on Earth, rather than the human-made hell it is more and more becoming because we're fighting.
This stormy time in our planet's history will pass. Sooner or later we'll agree that we can't pollute our water in the pursuit of natural gas. The 2-d black/white/gray mindset that says we must fight for limited resources will dissipate with the gearing up of many alternative energy sources - accessed via sharing relationships with all types of people. Then we will see a beautiful rainbow of abundance.
of "nice" weather days here. People less blessed with this resource wish they HAD this kind of problem; let's treasure this resource.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Here we are pining to get away to some far-off place for a vacation when we have it all here now, everything we need. Because chambers of commerce and travel agencies emphasize the good side of destinations (while conveniently neglecting their problematical sides), we find ourselves victim of the illusion that we have to go somewhere else to be happy. But, because everything is connected, problems as well as people can travel. Diseases, shortages of healthy food, pollution effects, overpopulation, economic troubles, crime - all stubbornly persist.
We need a re-orienting of our value systems right here in River City. Rather than getting up in the morning with that swift self-kick in the pants administered via caffeine, maybe we should more often slow down and smell the roses. "Wake up and smell the coffee" could become "Arise to the becoming dream of a better, more harmonious world." Working together cooperatively, we could make a heaven on Earth, rather than the human-made hell it is more and more becoming because we're fighting.
This stormy time in our planet's history will pass. Sooner or later we'll agree that we can't pollute our water in the pursuit of natural gas. The 2-d black/white/gray mindset that says we must fight for limited resources will dissipate with the gearing up of many alternative energy sources - accessed via sharing relationships with all types of people. Then we will see a beautiful rainbow of abundance.
posted by St. Jim the Composter at 6:35 AM
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