Defining Moment

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I am deeply concerned

the company

responsible

for the Oil Rupture

is leading the effort

toward stopping its flow.

This company has shown

the highest level

of irresponsibility

to humanity

and to all Beings.

Plus

it has based

its cobbled up efforts

on greed

and speed.

This effort

should be led

by the best

of our thinkers:

engineers,

earth scientists,

wildlife managers,

ocean scientists,

with others.

This effort

should be held

in prayer

of all people

and all spiritual traditions.

The Earth

is both

more complex than we think,

She is

more complex

than we can think.

Any solution

should be

based upon

healthy respect

and humility for Life itself.

Much is

at stake

for more Beings

than we can know

and for future generations

who have as yet

not shown their faces

to us.

This event

is a defining moment

for our Species.

Which path will we take?

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Glinda Crawford, 2010

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