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By Obiora Embry
Published in January 2010 Peaceways Newsletter
"A human being is part of the whole, called by us "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his
thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us,
restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening
our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."
– Albert Einstein, 1950
31 December 2009
We stand at a crossroad, as we approach the end of a year, the beginning of a new decade, and the end of a human epoch...we can choose to stay the same (course) or we can make needed changes in the way that we live our lives, treat each other and ourselves, treat our only home—Gaia, and the principles and values by which we choose to live our lives.
If we as a species want to continue living, doing, and thinking the same way—classical thinking—that we have during the Age of Patriarchy (either 10, 000 or 500 years), then we will see the end of human life on Mother Earth.
However, if we are willing and wanting to start a new epoch in order to save ourselves (S.O.S.) from our imminent downfall and extinction (if
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