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The fundamental worth of the American Dream was . . . and still is . . . the right to worship freely -- or not -- according to personal conscience and choice. Some people go to a church to honor their faith . . . some go to mosques, cathedrals, synagogues . . . some simply practice wherever they are -- recognizing the body/mind as a temple. For some, this earth and everything in it _is_ a sanctuary ... for life. How can we honor our constitutionally guaranteed right, and obligation to respect that right . . . for all to exercise their own devotions in the most meaningful way, when we systematically destroy the environ that has served as a venerated temple of life for thousands of years? Our choices come back to us. All of us must answer for our works in this world. |
How can we justify desecration of this sacred space -- in any way -- for any reason? Can we focus our lives to mirror balance and integrity at the core of existence enduring and evolving over billions of years . . . manifest in these mountains -- in this ecosystem -- in tenuous equilibrium delicately poised to support and sustain life . . . impacting health -- the integral dynamic -- the whole body of life of which we are a part -- without which we as individuals {and as cultured groups} do not exist . . . ? . . . One way or another . . . it all comes around . . . |
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k. allen
November 2015