I originally wrote this and placed it out on twitter, facebook and OccupyWallSt.org in Dec 2011.
It was during the Holidays and I was thinking of Family Friends our Society our Country and our World.
I was feeling quite depressed over the commercialization of the Holidays and the drift away from the meaning of the Holidays as a time to gather close together in support of good fellowship.
I placed this and repeat placing it from time to time - in the hope of rekindling thoughts of family, friendship and good fellowship with all. All of our neighbors near and far. This is a small planet and we are all tied together.
With all that is going on in the world - that is sad or horrific - I feel that we all need to stop and contemplate what it is that we would like our world to be - and in so doing look for ways that we each of us can make a difference to make this a better world for ourselves and our families and our friends and all of our neighbors.
Rededicate to good values and share them with all.
There are all too many distractions trying to pull us apart.
(below the fold is the piece I originally placed - I hope it moves you to a good place in your heart, thoughts, memories, and in your current life)
Teach the Children. Take them by the hand and lead them.
We all love our children.
We want them to be happy and care free.
We want them to be healthy and well fed.
We want to see them adequately housed.
We want them to live in a peaceful and prosperous world.
We want them to grow-up strong and independent.
We want them to be able to defend themselves whenever necessary.
We want them to be able and willing to defend the helpless.
We want them to be good and to be responsible.
We want them to be flexible and not fragile.
These wishes for our children will not happen if we do not live up to these principles.
We need to work for a better tomorrow Today.
We need to fight greed and corruption in all it’s forms.
We need to demand, support and implement Green Technology.
We need to teach our children how to defend themselves and why they need to know how. There are plenty of monsters in the world. Sheltering them from this awareness does not help them to be safe and happy. Teach them what bullies are and why they need to stand up to them. Teach them to have confidence in themselves and in their abilities. Teach them the Golden Rule and help them to understand it. We don’t need to confirm or deny God because of the separation of church and state. But we do need to teach them good morals and good fellowship.
All this and more we need to do. We need to promote and support in our communities, in our World.