As the past year disappears into the mists of time, we must all move on to pastures new and, as yet, unknown. When viewed from space, the Earth appears to be beautiful, and in essence, it is. But humankind, in reality, has changed very little for thousands of years. We are still controlled by the ‘powers that will be,’ all in the name of law and order and monetary wealth. As a species, we suffer from inherent deafness and blindness to the reality of life and dumbness to speak out and make ourselves truly heard. Yet, all over this beautiful planet, other species become extinct every day; millions are poverty-stricken, homeless, rootless and starving; wars are fought for little reason, and genocide seems to be acceptable. Big Pharma is concerned more with monetary gain than curing disease, and children suffer needlessly. Mother Earth is in turmoil, and global change is a forgone conclusion. Yet, still, war machines are created to kill and maim whilst lining the pockets of countries that should know better and be leading the world to peace rather than perpetuating mindless violence.
“Crumbs, this is depressing,” I hear you say. “Have a drink and chill; it’s New Year’s Eve!” But friends, this is the problem, global blindness, deafness and dumbness to the reality of life on this planet. Ne’er mind, they say, let us carry on flying all over the world polluting the air, ripping the guts from Mother Earth to build electric cars, poisoning the oceans with microplastics, whilst the rich look for ways to move to other planets. Not content with screwing Mother Earth, they wish to do the same elsewhere in the cosmos.
Many agree with my thoughts, but sadly, many more do not and will carry on selfishly ignoring reality. I have purposefully avoided mentioning religion as, for thousands of years, it has formed the roots of disharmony and fuelled wars and genocide and is still doing so today. I leave these philosophical arguments to those who wish to continue to promote invisible fantasy. Faith is personal, all else being the ingredients for delusion and psychoses.
And so, I sincerely wish peace to every sentient being on Mother Earth and prosperity for 2025. Let this be the prosperity of growth in responsibility for protecting each other and Mother Earth. Let peace be an end to the needless wars and genocide. Let kindness be our currency, and remember the Web of Life. What we do affects each and every one of us, Mother Earth and the more expansive universe. Happy New Year!
Lazarus Carpenter - Author 