I love this poem by Gary Snyder, especially the last 3 lines. It encapsulates everything we should be trying to do with our lives and lifestyles:
For the Children
The rising hills, the slopes,
of statistics
lie before us.
the steep climb
of everything, going up,
up, as we all
go down.
In the next century
or the one beyond that,
they say,
are valleys, pastures,
we can meet there in peace
if we make it.
To climb these coming crests
one word to you, to
you and your children:
stay together
learn the flowers
go light
— Gary Snyder, from Turtle Island
Monday, May 11, 2009
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