Rites of Silence, Fingers of Blame OR Survival, a Collective Responsibility
There is always something we can do, even if it is only to lend someone a helping hand or shoulder to cry on or (better still, more often than not) speak up for them.
Arguments rage worldwide while fingers of blame point to the damage humankind is inflicting on the planet. Indeed, there seems to be a majority conscience on the streets that something needs to be done…before it is too late for future generations.
So just whose ear does Earth Mother have, and how effective can we expect it to be, the voice of this majority conscience demanding our leaders listen to and respect our greater hopes and worst fears…and whose silence is deafening?
'Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.' - Haile Selassie
but chose to say...what, nothing?
in all conscience asking we be forgiven,
Copyright R. N. Taber 2004; 2018
Labels: apathy, blame, climate change, complacency, conscience, conservation, empathy, environment, human, mind-body-spirit, nature, personal, poetry, regeneration, relationships, responsibility, society, space, survival
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