Ever have this happen
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“it’s 3:23 in the morning
and I’m awake
because my great great
grandchildren
won’t let me sleep
my great great grandchildren
ask me in dreams
what did you do while the
planet was plundered?
What did you do when the
earth was unraveling?”
A possible solution
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“Remember that there’s
tremendous power in having a dream. Dream of a new place—a place where the
pursuit of happiness is sought not in more getting and spending but in the
growth of human solidarity, real democracy, and devotion to the public good;
where the average person is empowered to achieve his or her human potential;
where the benefits of economic activity are widely and equitably shared; where
the environment is sustained for current and future generations; and where the
virtues of simple living, community self-reliance, good fellowship, and respect
for nature predominate. We can build this future if we join together and fight
for it.”
From James Gustave Speth’s
May 31, 2013 Commencement Address To the University of Massachusetts at Boston available here.
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