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Today's
Quotation:
To see the earth as it truly is, small and
blue and beautiful
in that eternal silence where it
floats,
is to see riders on the earth together, brothers and sisters
on that bright loveliness in the eternal
cold--people
who
know now they are truly brothers and sisters.
Archibald MacLeish
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Today's
Meditation:
You
and I are closer than we ever imagined. We've probably
never even seen each other, but we truly can be called
brothers and sisters on a planet that is extremely small on
a galactic or universal level. We have contact each
day through a communications system that spans the entire
globe very easily, and we share important things such as
water, oxygen, light, and much, much more.
More
than ever we are aware of the ties that bind us as opposed
to the things that keep us separate. The
interconnection of all humanity grows clearer each day as
the effects of the international nature of the world grow
clearer. Charles Dickens calls us "fellow
passengers to the grave," as we're all here to do our
best while we are alive to make this world a better place.
What
does this mean to us? Our generations, more than any
that preceded us, are learning about our responsibilities to
our fellow human beings, no matter where they are, what
their race, or what their beliefs. We are learning the
necessity of being truly human, of holding life sacred and
treating others as if they truly matter, for they do.
Are
we there yet? Not yet, but remember, we're still
learning. With all of the changes that we've seen in
our lifetimes, we can't be expected to be able to implement
every new thing that we learn immediately. But we will
get there, and we all hope that each person on this planet
will treat other people with love, dignity, and respect--and
what a world it will be then! Each one of us can help
the process along with our own little steps towards the
ultimate goal.
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Questions to ponder:
1. Do you treat strangers as if they
were brothers and sisters? Is this easy to keep in mind?
2. What would the end effect be if
we all were to treat others
as if they were beloved relatives of ours, and not
strangers?
3. Are there any specific steps that
you can take to work your way
towards the goal of loving all other people, no matter what? |
