“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 years 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 still-ignorant 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 … and 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”, today I openly reject those 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.

Today, though I am saddened by the violence of war & abuse, and weakened by the negativity of ignorance & judgment — indeed, though I am sorely tempted to give up & give in, I choose to stand instead.

I stand for all that is … and all that one day might be.

Today I stand for Life;
Today I stand … for You.

“Whenever I despair, I remember that all through history the way of Truth and Love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can indeed seem invincible. And yet in the end, they always fall. Think of it–always.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

 

Filed under: Wisdoms from the Journey by Scaughdt