An excerpt from an article I read today...there is some truth to sanity found in something simple: just being. *Jenna*
I have read much and found nothing but uncertainty, lies and fanaticism. I know about as much today of the essential things as I knew as an infant. I prefer to plant, to sow, and to be free. - Voltaire
If only we could take the lead from Voltaire and simplify our lives, pulling back from an ever-deepening dependency on materialism, in order to pursue something far nobler: a sane life. In our postmodern age we are increasingly pushing ourselves into busy-ness, too much busy-ness that is harming our bodies, our minds and our planet. We need to slow down more, taking time out to reflect on the important issues of life. We weren't built for a 24/7 existence as if it was the only way of being in this world. There is simply too much preoccupation with "doing", and not enough simply with "being". Part of this modern hyper activity is, I suspect, evasion. We escape from confronting thoughts that could challenge us personally and the economic system we are involved with. If only we could give ourselves time, precious time to contemplate this wondrous gift of life we have been given and the tremendous purpose we could serve in this world. It's a purpose that is large enough to embrace the well being of the planet and all its inhabitants.
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