"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day
RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle
Sometimes I get so frustrated during this adoption process, but then an article like this comes out and I remember, at least partly, the other part is that my daughters are waiting too, this is why I must continue on.....
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88102060
Hard to beleive that this is really going on, but it is!!!
3 comments:
How horrible. It is hard to believe in 2008 this is going on. This probably sounds really naive but what keeps the 'slaves' from just walking away from their new 'owners'? Surely they are not all cruel...but I guess if you would buy a person you are cruel.
Yes, we are going to fiesta. Glad to hear you'll be there. You can write me at ohsuzannah@wi.rr.com, if you want to arrange to meet. I can introduce you to a few others I know. By the way, what is your first name (I think Aves is an alias, right?)
Suzanne
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