Sustainability and Politics: Read the Speech Pope Francis Gave at the White House

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Read the Speech Pope Francis Gave at the White House | TIME

Read the Speech Pope Francis Gave at the White House | TIME

The Pope hanging out in the US is pretty cool. What a guy. Bringing some bursts of straight heartfelt insight -- love him in many ways.

"As the son of an immigrant family, I am happy to be a guest in this country, which was largely built by such families..."

"...climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to a future generation."

"I would like all men and women of good will in this great nation to
support the efforts of the international community to protect the
vulnerable in our world and to stimulate integral and inclusive models
of development, so that our brothers and sisters everywhere may know the
blessings of peace and prosperity which God wills for all his children."

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I've been thinking some about the Winter Solstice, the Mayan end of the 30,000-year-cycle on 12/21/12.

What if in fact the world did end? Even though this probably will not happen, to live consciously it is honest for us to take a bit of an inventory.

Am I happy with how I've lived my life? (Yesterday, I thought mostly yes, with some areas for improvement, as below.) Are there changes I would make?
Would I have tried to forgive those that were hostile or disappointing to me?
Would I spend more time with those I loved the most, telling them that, feeling that more?
Would I be happier, grateful for what I have, what I've experienced, the joy, the beauty in this world?

Maybe the answer is yes to all of the above.
So this time can serve as a point of rebirth for all of us. If we think about it.

Because somewhere along the line I realized I think maybe mankind deserves it. !
The way we are killing each other, killing the planet.
How selfish we are, and snotty to those around us. Petty, competitive. Why is this? Do we have to behave this way? (I say no, it greatly detracts and misdirects energy from the full-time celebration in which we could engage, the great multi-cultural, multi-rhythmic dance we can sustain here.)

Maybe God or the Great Universe is fed up, and will pull the rug out from under us.
Don't think I can say we could blame Him/Her/It.

But it probably won't happen. (Probably not! This time.)

Still we are finite on this ride.

It is a time to think, am I happy with how I've lived my life?
Hopefully most of us can say yes.

For the part of us that have a little worry, a little sadness....
This is the time to be present.
This is the time to be the person you want to be, that can die at peace, that can hope to every day be able to look yourself and the Universe in the eye and say, how beautiful, smiling, and thank you. Let's do that.