It all starts from one person having the drive to stand up for their own principles. Take for example the then 15 year old Swedish girl Greta Thunberg. After learning the plight our world was, and still is in concerning climate change, she got tired of being caught up in nothing much happening about it and one day just stopped accepting her perceived inability to make a difference. So instead of going to school she went to the Swedish parliament building and with her homemade sign protested all day against climate change. From that meager beginning she has begun a world wide protest for young and old to join in and be part of. She is determined to be the change that she wants and makes no excuses about it. In fact she gets downright factual and conveys the sense of urgency we all should bear.
In our own way all of us must find our voice of power to put an end to not only the human practices that threaten our very existence but to the practices that segregate us from each other. None of us is in this existence just to be moot. We all have something to offer to help make our world a better place for all who exist and those who are being born. Anything less is a life not well lived regardless of the man made successes that often enough inhibit our natural ability to be reasonably human. The guidelines of society are not the end all, instead they are a starting point from which we launch our lives. Being the change requires us to find within ourselves the justice and fairness we search for as a safe harbor for those who are maligned and disparaged.
What we want for all of us is what we want for ourselves. A chance to prosper and grow within a society that keeps us safe from the deranged and sociopath/psychopathic. A chance to live on our planet without fear of destroying it. A chance to be part of the solution to problems and not the cause of them. A chance for all children to grow up without having to sacrifice their short childhoods from the ravages of fear and repression. A chance to grow older with dignity and respect without having to live in poverty on the streets. A chance to make something of ourselves that transcends the needs and wants of our life. A chance to say at the end of our lives "well done".
In our own way all of us must find our voice of power to put an end to not only the human practices that threaten our very existence but to the practices that segregate us from each other. None of us is in this existence just to be moot. We all have something to offer to help make our world a better place for all who exist and those who are being born. Anything less is a life not well lived regardless of the man made successes that often enough inhibit our natural ability to be reasonably human. The guidelines of society are not the end all, instead they are a starting point from which we launch our lives. Being the change requires us to find within ourselves the justice and fairness we search for as a safe harbor for those who are maligned and disparaged.
What we want for all of us is what we want for ourselves. A chance to prosper and grow within a society that keeps us safe from the deranged and sociopath/psychopathic. A chance to live on our planet without fear of destroying it. A chance to be part of the solution to problems and not the cause of them. A chance for all children to grow up without having to sacrifice their short childhoods from the ravages of fear and repression. A chance to grow older with dignity and respect without having to live in poverty on the streets. A chance to make something of ourselves that transcends the needs and wants of our life. A chance to say at the end of our lives "well done".
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