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 268. No one but Us
There is no one
To save us
From the atrocities
Of this world
But us.
You.
Me.
Us.

Our world
Is not as it was
Before
We became
The global village.
It's called
The world wide web
For a reason.

Just because
The universe is perfect
And things unfold
Just as they should
Does not absolve you
Of your personal
Responsibility
To the abject
Horror and suffering
Of those who
You are capable
Of helping.

There are people
In your neighborhood
Who are beaten
By their spouses
And you do nothing
And if you
Think your inaction
Is perfect
You are mistaken.

God is wonderful
But She is
Not all powerful
If you do nothing
To change
The gross inequalities
That surround you,
He is made
Impotent
When you fail
To take action.

We are the
Sons and
Daughters
Of divinity
With the power
Of creation
And as we believe
So it is…
So when we see
Ourselves as powerless
To do anything
We are,
But when we are
Stirred with compassion
And anger
From being conscious
Of the world needing
To be better
Than it is
We become Divine
And step into
Our godhood
And create the world
As we wish it…
Where people don't
Die because
They can't afford it
Where people love
Whomever and however
They wish
Where hateful people
Are socially made aware
That their pain
Inflicting behaviors
Are no longer
Acceptable…
So we heal them
With love and
Compassion.

This world
We wish for
Cannot come about
With prayers
Or meditation.
This can only happen
When we accept
Each of us
Our personal responsibility
For those around us
Everywhere…
That when some wrongness
Smears the perfect
World and universe
With injustice
Cruelty
Inequality
That we speak up
Take action
For the world
We wish it to
Be as our act
Of Divine birthright
Creating a better
Place
Life
World
Society
By embracing our
Citizenship…
That civic duty
Is an honor
And a privilege
Not an option.

Do you get it?
God isn't going
To save us.
We are.
Us.
Together.

But it will
NEVER
Happen if you
Are too afraid
To act…
To tell that
Man to treat his
Wife with respect…
To tell that woman
To stand up for herself
Because you believe
In her,
To not wait until
Healthcare is passed
But to help someone
In need
Because their death
Would be on your
Conscience.

Reacting isn't
Accepting your
Being responsible
For the world
As it is.

Acting because
You cannot
Abide the wrongness
And creating
Space for goodness
And kindness
To be societal
Norms…
To be a creature
Of civic duty
Because mankind
And the earth
Are too
Precious to keep
Treating them
Like they
Are consumers
And products…

Well that just might be
Heaven on Earth.


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