As we enter this new year may we enter it with grace and courage. And may we enter it in good health and with hearts full of compassion. So much has changed and happened in these last months and years. I see it in myself, I see it in others, I see it in the world, and I see it in nature. This much is obvious, change spares no one or no thing.
My vision is that we come together to mend our differences and see things through another person’s eyes. My vision is that we treat each other with kindness and without cruelty. My vision is that we all live in peace and without violence. Greater it is to uplift one another rather than tear one another apart. Climate change and the destruction of nature and its precious habitat is one of our supreme challenges. We can mitigate climate change, preserve nature and protect the amazing animal kingdom. Yet we must come to terms with our own selfishness and greed.
Let us be better than we were. Let us be lights for all of the children and animals of the world. Let us go forth together, and in goodness.
This past week I had the honor to be the object of a child’s wonder and delight. I remember, I was sitting outside having lunch with a colleague. It was a beautiful, sunny day with a clear blue sky and the temperature was about 75 degrees. A group of four to five-year old children had just gone swimming and they passed our table. I saw them and asked, “how was your swim?”. A little Asian girl with big brown eyes looked straight at me and said, “Great!”. She then blurted, “Wow, you work there!”. I was not quite sure how she had figured out where I was working but I was not surprised.
