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Published por jackson on April 23, 2008
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What is going to save the human race?PLEASE.THANK.YOU.
Three words that will totally change this planet.
mais than solar power.
mais than recycling.
mais than wind energy.
Why?
Because if we all started treating the people and things that we interact with every dia with respect and compassion, the effects would ripple through every aspect of our lives, transforming society.
Our parents taught us the manners “rule-sets” that we use every day, and as a result, we feel that we have (through years of introspection) begun walking the path towards enlightenment. Our manners dictate the way we treat the external world, the Environment. We feel that it is primarily our manners that dictate our success as humans.
Folks talk about wanting to save the “Environment”, and that conjures up imagens of bubbling brooks and unspoiled forests. But “the Environment” isn’t just greenery and pretty scenery. It’s our slums, our airports, our houses, our supermarkets.
The Environment is everything that disappears when you close your eyes.
If you want to improve it, you must begin with what you see and encounter every single dia of your life.
Before we can set about elevating our present society from a carbon-based one to a solar-electric one, knowing full well that solar-electric decentralized power means a higher quality of life for all, we must first pause and ask ourselves: Why? What is worth saving?
HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS.
Our gift and curse as humans is our incredible consciousness. We are aware, and that is the greatest and worst thing we’ve got going for us.
Because we can clearly see how well we could be living, how politely we could be treating one another, how incredible life could be; we feel it is our duty to delight and inform our fellow humans in the hopes of creating a better world.
There is no reason every human on Earth could not have access to:
Clean Water
Nutritious Un-modified Food
Shelter
Education
Open fonte Communication
Freedom from Oppression and Fascism
But, as is painfully obvious, most humans don’t have those things.
Most humans don’t have two of the six!
They could, but they don’t.
Why?
BAD MANNERS.
Nearly every religion this planet has yet produced has as one of its tenets the idea that to be happy, you must treat others as you yourself would hope to be treated.
A failure in this respect is simply bad form.
When a company decides to dump its waste into a river that others downstream use for drinking water, that is bad manners.
When a society chooses to isolate its citizenry in prisons and not offer any chance at rehabilitation, that is bad manners.
When a person decides to walk into a school and open fogo on their classmates, that is extremely bad manners.
That is why we MUST START NOW.
All new generations must be schooled in the art of good manners if we are to survive, let alone flourish, as a species.
Try your hardest to treat others as you hope they would treat you, and actively look for ways to help the people around you. Do this from a pure place within you and watch the effects ripple outward!
Why?
Because so few are doing it.
Good manners make you stand out like a struck match in a dark room.
THREE ESSENTIALS:
♥ Make eye contact with anyone you interact with. Smiling is optional but highly encouraged.
♥ Use the words “Please” and “Thank You” as often as you can.
♥ Seek out ways to improve the lives of others.
This can be as small as carrying someone’s bag up a flight of stairs, or holding a door open.
Do these three things, and your life will change immeasurably. And you will begin to change the lives of those who come into contact with you in a measurable and positive way.
We are filled with optimism and hope.
Thank you for leitura this.
Team SuperForest:
Jackson, Niki, Andrew, Alex, Taylor, Jaell, Julius, April, Jordan, Spoon, Carla, Iman, Chris, Aaron, Jo, Jackie, Drake, Bee, Patricia, Heather, Amy, Mathew, Ewa, Jon, & Jesse
www.SuperForest.org
My coração is here,
your coração is there,
but really
our hearts are lingering
together somewhere
where everything is beautiful.
They are just waiting
for our bodies to take hold
of them once again.
Because our bodies are too busy
trying to make everyone else
happy,
our hearts want to be saved
and cherished
for the important
part of this life
that is patiently awaiting
with open arms.
Our happiness resides
in the depths of
one another’s souls.
There, we know that
everything is what it seems.
Everything that you say
is true because
it's inevitable that
I amor you.
your coração is there,
but really
our hearts are lingering
together somewhere
where everything is beautiful.
They are just waiting
for our bodies to take hold
of them once again.
Because our bodies are too busy
trying to make everyone else
happy,
our hearts want to be saved
and cherished
for the important
part of this life
that is patiently awaiting
with open arms.
Our happiness resides
in the depths of
one another’s souls.
There, we know that
everything is what it seems.
Everything that you say
is true because
it's inevitable that
I amor you.
What is the point of living
If there is nothing to live for?
When the bones of the body
Is breaking
Letting them live
Just adds mais pain.
When the blood of the lamb
Has been spilled
Only the amor of the lion remains.
Everything that once seemed
To be true
Has been lost in the sea
Because of you.
My faults are my own
But you abide por them
As well
Why can’t I just have one thing
To myself?
All I see are shadows
Of those who I don’t know.
All I hear is yelling
From those whom
I used to amor the most.
All I know is that
I can’t have you
But I want you so damn bad.
Everything I used to know
Now is not true.
Everything that seemed so-so
Is nothing but rocks at the
Bottom of the sea.
All I feel is death
Coming over me.
The world is falling apart
So why wait till it crumbles
On me?
Why not go to a place
Where the noise is just mumbles
Because no one has a mouth
To speak?
We all walk around like zombies
Running into each other
Boom boom boom.
If there is nothing to live for?
When the bones of the body
Is breaking
Letting them live
Just adds mais pain.
When the blood of the lamb
Has been spilled
Only the amor of the lion remains.
Everything that once seemed
To be true
Has been lost in the sea
Because of you.
My faults are my own
But you abide por them
As well
Why can’t I just have one thing
To myself?
All I see are shadows
Of those who I don’t know.
All I hear is yelling
From those whom
I used to amor the most.
All I know is that
I can’t have you
But I want you so damn bad.
Everything I used to know
Now is not true.
Everything that seemed so-so
Is nothing but rocks at the
Bottom of the sea.
All I feel is death
Coming over me.
The world is falling apart
So why wait till it crumbles
On me?
Why not go to a place
Where the noise is just mumbles
Because no one has a mouth
To speak?
We all walk around like zombies
Running into each other
Boom boom boom.
