Tuesday, July 08, 2008

WOW: "Where Is It Written?" A Poem from Jim Wyckoff

Jim writes: Gus, What a powerful message. I am attaching a reading I prepared recently for my Global Warming service on Aug. 3rd. In another way it speaks to this young lady's plea. All the best, Jim

Where Is It Written?

Where is it written that my generation should:

Use up all the world’s forests
All the world’s fish,
All the world’s oil,
All the world’s gas,
All the world’s coal,
All the world’s copper,
All the world’s helium,

While using the oceans as it’s trash dump,

While using the atmosphere as it’s pollution dump,

In celebration of greed,

To make me comfortable?

Jim Wyckoff June 21, 2008

WOW: message from the next generation

Gus writes:

WOW!!

My very first thought when I started to listen to this is ... "Oh.. just another kid who doesn't know how complicated the real world is."

But... very quickly I became astounded by this girl's poise, dedication, speaking talent, and courage. Not to mention the undeniable truth of her words. She should be asked to speak at the start of every UN and major international conference.


message from the next generation Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JvVf1piHXg

Zaria has not been well and we want her to get better...

We pray, hope, wish for all blessings to be bestowed upon Zaria.

Please give her a quick recovery.

love

Saturday, July 05, 2008

WOW: Happy 4th of July!!

In Congress, July 4, 1776

The Continental Congress: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."

May our constitution be preserved. May democracy prevail. May power derive from the consent of the governed.

Long live change; long live evolution; long live Safety and Happiness.