Ascultati

Mother Earth

"I was walking along the beach one winter day. Looking down, I saw a
wave push a feather up on the sand. It was a sea gull feather stained
with oil. I picked it up and felt the dark slick film on my fingers. I
couldn't help wondering if the bird had survived. Was it all right out
there? I knew it wasn't.

I felt sad to think how carelessly we treat our home. The earth we all
share is not just a rock tossed through space but a living, nurturing
being. She cares for us; she deserves our care in return. We've been
treating Mother Earth the way some people treat a rental apartment.
Just trash it and move on.

But there's no place to move on to now. We have brought our garbage
and our wars and our racism to every part of the world. We must begin
to clean her up, and that means cleaning up our own hearts and minds
first, because they led us to poison our dear planet. The sooner we
change, the easier it will be to feel our love for Mother Earth and
the love she so freely gives back to us."


Planeta Mama

Ma plimbam pe plaja intr-o zi de iarna.Uitandu-ma in jos am vazut o pana care era impinsa de val in nisip.Era o pana de pescarus patata cu ulei.Am ridicat-o si am simtit substanta alunecoasa neagra pe degete.Nu am putut sa nu ma intreb daca pasarea a supravietuit.Era totul in regula?Stiam ca nu era asa.

Ma intristeaza sa ma gandesc cat de neglijent ne tratam casa.Planeta pe care o impartim cu totii nu este doar o roca aruncata prin spatiu,ci o fiinta vie,hranitoare.Ii pasa de noi.Merita grija noastra ca rasplata.Ne-am tratat planeta mama asa cum unii oameni se poarta cu un apartament inchiriat.Il devasteaza si merg mai departe.

Dar nu mai avem unde sa mergem mai departe acum.Ne-am adus gunoiul, razboaiele si rasismul in fiecare colt al lumii.Trebuie sa incepem sa curatam planeta,si asta inseamna sa ne curatam inimile si mintile mai intai,pentru ca ele ne fac sa ne otravim planeta draga.Cu cat ne schimbam mai repede,cu atat va fi mai usor sa simtim dragoste pentru Planeta Mama si dragostea pe care ea ne-o da fara a cere nimic in schimb.