In a message dated 7/28/02 1:57:38 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< And the inner struggle goes with the territory. Don't give up Merla, we need hundreds of you! My guess is that all of your work and activism is a result of plugging into your guidance and feeling good, as you said above. Gandhi and the Dalai Lama come to mind, two examples of human beings who seem to be wise, joyful, positive and patient in the face of extreme political and social adversity. I feel it to be a matter of having the ability to maintain an inner perspective through a strong spiritual faith that will give us strength to be part of a desperately needed outspoken minority. I think we have to be cautious about regarding these Monsantos as 'our enemy'. They are corporations comprised of individuals who have lost their way, and bought into a social system that happens to be destroying cultures and environments. Each is a divine individuality with potential to grow. If we can move in truth, with out judgment, our efforts will be pure and strong. So find what you love, if your passion is to be a revolutionary Earth Firster, burning down subdivisions, then so be it. If your passion is to raise beautiful gardens and never leave your place, then so be it. Each is a valid effort to usher in a just world. The bottom line is that there is no denying that we are up against something HUGE in our times. Rudolf Steiner described these times as 'standing at the grave of civilization'. Personally, Chris and I grapple with this all the time. Most of our efforts are focused on promoting the positive alternative, yet it is so connected with speaking out against the opposition, that we many times can't avoid it. >> Johanne von Goethe: "The weaknesses of any age exist only for the fainthearted". Muster your courage, see the things that are as harbingers to a new golden age, where Mother Earth and Father Sky are loved and Tended by Humans and the earth will be one again as the Garde of Eden...SStorch
