freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves.
it is a daily practice.
Freedom is not given to us by anyone;
we have to cultivate it ourselves.
It is a daily practice.Thích Nhất Hạnh, (1926 – 2022), Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk…
a daily practice
in spite of wars
and political
injustice
a daily practice
in spite of crumbling
democratic
institutions
a daily practice
in spite of global
unrest
and divisiveness
a daily practice
in spite of increasing
nuclear
proliferation
a daily practice
in spite of capricious
unpredictable
world leaders
a daily practice
🇷🇺🇺🇸🇨🇳🇫🇷🇬🇧🇰🇵🇮🇳🇵🇰🇮🇱
9 men
Vladimir
Donald
Xi
Emmanuel
Keir
Kim
Narendra
Asif
Benjamin
from 9 nuclear nations
Russia
United States
China
France
United Kingdom
North Korea
India
Pakistan
Israel
standing — between us — and nuclear winter
a new arms race
80 years
since Hiroshima
and Nagasaki
a new race
for nuclear weapons
is heating up
—
Japan wants one
Iran wants one
as does Germany, Poland, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, & Turkey
a daily practice
in spite
of our tendency
as a species
to cause mass
extinction
a daily practice
courageous conversations about the human condition
🗣️ thank you Janice, Joan, John, Lys, Tammy, Rob, & Susie.
A daily practice
to freedom
to a safe planet
🙏🏼
I have started (and cancelled) a comment 3 times, and I’m still thinking. Some find themselves imprisoned for their thoughts and beliefs, yet manage to remain free. Some are never able to escape from the prison of their own thoughts and beliefs. It all goes back to Plato’s Cave - in which (I’m afraid) we will all be living if the Nine don’t realize the folly of their plans. Thanks for your post, Dr. D.