Like a frog in a well who sees only a small circle of sky and thinks it's the whole world, countries view everything through their borders, as if these man-made lines are all that matters.
The frog has no ego it lives to survive and carry on its genes. Unlike humans they are innocent humans know hatred frogs do not. Unlike humans frogs are perfect in their creation man is imperfect influenced by their greed, sinful lust for power and cruelty to the feeble and meek. The frog is childlike living in their environment unlike humans who are ignorant of their world and who are consumers rather than contributors. The frog has no religion or politics, the human has created these institutions to rule over other humans. The frog makes no war the human does chasing their lust for death and killing. We ignore nature and our world using it and abusing it and each other. Humans will only empathize with the injustices that are perpetrated by our so called leaders only when death is knocking at their door.
I wish your message would reach the people it desperately needs to reach. I think most of us who follow you are in agreement with what you said. The question is how do we reach those who really don't get it?
So true. We all call this Earth and this Universe home. Every single one of us. We're more alike than different (and can also celebrate differences instead of being prejudiced).
This very much reminds me of Carl Sagan's 'Pale Blue Dot'
Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there-on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot.
Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.
The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand.
It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.
The world would be a far better place if people would recognize and celebrate the humanity in every person. My grandfather instilled in me a non-wavering belief in and adherence to the Golden Rule
Thankyou - well said, too bad our society would thirst for more mercy, compassion and empathy instead of more stuff, more power at what cost. We are only here for a short time in the big scheme of things.
Beautiful and important message. Humans evolved from retiles and other life forms and we still have a brain that responds to competition and aggression and the search for resources. We have a frontal cortex that can understand how cooperation creates abundance, but we are also wired to react with aggression when our needs are threatened. I believe that the threat of climate change and lack of resources underlies much of the conflict and race for power that we are currently seeing. Meditation and your dance are great ways to support our peaceful side. Thank you for sharing your joyful message.
The frog has no ego it lives to survive and carry on its genes. Unlike humans they are innocent humans know hatred frogs do not. Unlike humans frogs are perfect in their creation man is imperfect influenced by their greed, sinful lust for power and cruelty to the feeble and meek. The frog is childlike living in their environment unlike humans who are ignorant of their world and who are consumers rather than contributors. The frog has no religion or politics, the human has created these institutions to rule over other humans. The frog makes no war the human does chasing their lust for death and killing. We ignore nature and our world using it and abusing it and each other. Humans will only empathize with the injustices that are perpetrated by our so called leaders only when death is knocking at their door.
Perfectly said, my friend! Thanks for your thoughts 🙏🏽
I wish your message would reach the people it desperately needs to reach. I think most of us who follow you are in agreement with what you said. The question is how do we reach those who really don't get it?
So true. We all call this Earth and this Universe home. Every single one of us. We're more alike than different (and can also celebrate differences instead of being prejudiced).
I love your posts.
This very much reminds me of Carl Sagan's 'Pale Blue Dot'
Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there-on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot.
Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.
The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand.
It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.
Imagine. John Lennon had it right.
The best song ever written, speaks your language:
(shortened version to fit in this space)
"Imagine there's no heaven, It's easy if you try
No hell below us, Above us, only sky
Imagine all the people, Livin' for today
Imagine there's no countries, It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for, And no religion, too
Imagine all the people, Livin' life in peace
Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger, A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people, Sharing all the world
You may say I'm a dreamer, But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us, And the world will live as one" - John Lennon, 1971
Well said, Gurdeep. I pray enough of us wake up and start working toward peace, environmental repair, and joy.
Thank you so much for this- so well said! If only all the world leaders felt as you do 💖
I totally agree with you! Thanks for writing.
Love your writing and photos
The world would be a far better place if people would recognize and celebrate the humanity in every person. My grandfather instilled in me a non-wavering belief in and adherence to the Golden Rule
What a beautiful world to share with someone who can see so clearly.
You can tell I read the whole thing because I saw "I love frogs, by the way"!
I would love to hear more about your thoughts on the universe, and how we can learn to tap into its energy.
Thankyou - well said, too bad our society would thirst for more mercy, compassion and empathy instead of more stuff, more power at what cost. We are only here for a short time in the big scheme of things.
Beautiful and important message. Humans evolved from retiles and other life forms and we still have a brain that responds to competition and aggression and the search for resources. We have a frontal cortex that can understand how cooperation creates abundance, but we are also wired to react with aggression when our needs are threatened. I believe that the threat of climate change and lack of resources underlies much of the conflict and race for power that we are currently seeing. Meditation and your dance are great ways to support our peaceful side. Thank you for sharing your joyful message.