This is the awakening that is needed now. Each person has the power to tune into the great forces of existence. True power is found in ways that are longstanding. There can be no real argument at this time that justifies the actions of the modern industrial and technological systems in place. It is without question a destructive way of being, science shows this to us. We are creating more pain and suffering by overusing resources that we cannot count on to last. We are like a giant reservation under the control of a government that creates laws that inhibit our ability to feed and empower ourselves. We, as people who are on the planet now, are subject to the success or failure of an oil dependent system.
We live in a great illusion of false security. We cannot continue to believe that grocery stores can replace localized agrarian food systems, as the latter has proven to be more reliable in the long term. We must fight our inner desires for convenience as it is a trap into dependency. We must change our demands as a society. We can't fight natural gas mining if we are still turning on our gas powered machines. We cannot fight forest destruction if we keep demanding it continue by purchasing lumber from home depot. We cannot stop the destructive ways of humanity if we are still dependent on them for our own living systems.
It is a process that begins with awareness and daily decision making. We must begin to set ourselves up for the transformation. We need to observe closely all the infrastructure in place so we can develop strategies for implementing new ways of being. We do need to begin to cultivate an awareness of food systems that can be managed with less machine dependency. We must deeply engage in our relationship to soil. This is where the wisdom resides. The soil holds the bodies of all our ancestors, it holds the wisdom of the earth. As we engage in our relation to it we can begin to here the language of connection. It is a time of rooting ourselves by listening and engaging in earth care. The scale in which this occurs need not be overwhelming. I assure you that if you engage you will transform and become receptive to your needs in the path of transformation. This is not about taking over the system that is, it's about implementing the system that will be. By setting up centers for food production and distribution on a localized small scale, we instill a foundation for a realistic transformation.
The creation of many small scale food systems will feed the future. With this type of system in place we empower the children. Imagine being a small child who understands seasons, planting, harvesting, processing, and surviving by age 6. With such a foundation to begin with there can be only hope for positive growth in all aspects of the future. These skills have been depreciated, forgotten, and deemed as lower class. We are taught from a young age that the pursuit of money is the path to happiness. Money cannot bring lasting happiness, and it cannot replace wisdom. Wisdom cannot be bought nor sold. Wisdom and true happiness can only be retrieved from where it comes from, the Earth.
Earth servants unite in practice. Begin to localize food systems. This will open the door to many more wonderful and empowering opportunities for tomorrow.
Nick / Eliza • Thank you for your beautiful words of encouragement ... to keep on keeping' on is the challenge, isn't it? At least it is for me, still here in high desert Prescott. I relate to your take on the 'state of the state' in which we find ourselves and am heartened that so many in your generation know the story and are doing something about it. I missed seeing you this summer at Young's Little Farm.
ReplyDeleteI'll keep reading if you keep writing.
Blessings • Carol Oldershaw