I often think of all the wasted time and energy that goes into policing, military protection, clearing up pollution, dealing with crime, caring for the injured after wars, trying to protect nature against wanton abuse, patching up damaged people and animals, fighting terrorism, fighting poverty.
What a waste.
All because some people want more than their share, some people want to impose their views on others, some people think they want an easy way.
What would the world be like if we all learnt to share, respect and get along?
Wouldn’t it be nice for everyone and everything?
What we have done to the world over these last few hundred years is criminal. Without regard to the destruction or the agony of the creatures caught up in it we have devastated the environment.
Things have got to change.
Animal population numbers are decimated. Many face extinction. The wilderness is being destroyed.
Nowhere is safe.
Thank heavens some people are prepared to fight for a better future.
But there’s a rebellion against this extinction,
Carried out with distinction.
Superglued to trains and building barricades,
They’re fighting without blades.
They are fighting for the future;
They are making a huge din.
They’re trying to wake us up,
To what is happening.
For profit and gain,
We are busy plundering.
Without a care for pain,
Or a moment spent wondering.
But there’s a rebellion against this extinction
Carried out with distinction.
Superglued to trains and building barricades
They’re fighting without blades.
So long live the rebellion,
I hope it wakes us up.
Greed is so destructive,
We’ve got to give it up.
But there’s a wealthy bunch
Who just see the cash.
Unless they start to give a damn,
We’re heading for a crash.
But there’s a rebellion against this extinction,
Carried out with distinction.
Superglued to trains and building barricades,
They’re fighting without blades.
Opher – 24.4.2019
What we have done to the world over these last few hundred years is criminal. Without regard to the destruction or the agony of the creatures caught up in it we have devastated the environment.
Things have got to change.
Animal population numbers are decimated. Many face extinction. The wilderness is being destroyed.
Nowhere is safe.
Thank heavens some people are prepared to fight for a better future.
I feel that so many people go through life without recognising the great beauty and wonder they are surrounded with. Every breath is amazing, every blink reveals splendour, every sound, every touch and taste is there to be savoured.
The universe is wondrous. It is so sad not to recognise that and revel in it. Nature is inspiring.
I was very taken with the statue of the naked woman. All over Porto there are the most wonderful tilework. The artistry is wonderful – particularly at the railway station.
We walked up through the woods, away from Bolton Abbey. It was a fine summer day at the very end of August. A beautiful day in Yorkshire. The scenery was superb. We crawl on the skin of a small planet – it’s wonderful. Flowers, trees and roots.
Walking through the beauty of the countryside is very uplifting. But this isn’t really nature. This is managed for farming. The trees have been cleared. This is still, beautiful though it is, part of the factory!
