03 Apr Tue 2012
Earth Day Reflections on purification(spring cleaning) and regeneration :Meditation/prayers,fasting and grazing the edible weeds!
Back in history when man and woman farmed the ancient natural way and observed the laws of nature life had a more meaningful presence on EARTH.As we come closer to celebrate Earth Day it is time to stop and smell the roses or just pose for a moment to reflect on the "essence" of Life on Earth.
Speculating food for our future generations..well we may stop and entertain ourselves watching a movie now and anticipating that the future is not ouras to worry about or is that so?
Watch this movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNezTsrCY0Q&noredirect=1
Why we are here?Why our fathers and grandfathers lived more in harmoney with nature than us?
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind as the Cat Stevens song goes..but still the wind could be harvested just like the rain and the..... EARTH!
I have a neighbor who grows some fruit trees like Malbury and Sapodilla ..mangoes and more of the tropical kind.How many you might think know what are these trees for? I met only a couple of local women who stopped occasionally to pick and look.They mentioned to me that they have learned from their grand parents about fruit trees and their values..
As we struggle to make ends meet in an ecconomy that is non-stop crumbling..we might consider for a moment to stop grumbling and start growing instead fruit trees for our children and teach them how to connect with EARTH and live by its natural laws.To mention a few:The law of the CIRCLE or Whatever goes around comes around-The law of Attraction-The law of LOVE!
Few thoughts and reflections :why have we gone so far from each others and neglected the soil .Separation is double edged and its consequences are in multiple degeneration and fall.Less farms and more developments!Less LOCAL farmers and more "migrant farmers" .Higher gas prices and higher food prices.. ..Are we in the "Hunger Games" yet?
A student pointed to me the vast neglected lots and asked why they are not farmed ?As farmers struggle financially and wither with the wind..more lands stand untended and growing just grass especially in the suburbs towns and cities ..Banks are stripping home owners and fatrm owners of delinquent property.They let the grass and weeds be their new owners instead.More plight in the land and less light in our hearts and mind to enable us comprehend or see what is really happening to us?
Another day.Another dollar.Another day another no more dollars!
The weeds like Dandelion andPursulane once were at the diner table .Now they are rounded up!We need to step up and encourage children to grow and learn the farming skills.This Earth Day let us commit to more Awareness and classes on organic farming in our schools and beyond.Each one of us can make the difference if we just sponsored or supported one local farmer a day.Happy Earth Day!