A nice speech from John Robbins

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> Share a nice speech from John Robbins : (Author of 'A Diet for a New

> America')

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> A Statement From John Robbins

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> " Maybe we aren't on a one-way road to oblivion. Maybe we're standing at a

> crossroad, facing what may be the most important choice human beings have

> ever faced, a choice between two directions. In one direction is what we

> will have if we do nothing to alter our present course. By doing nothing,

> we

> are choosing a world of pollution and extinctions, of widening chasms and

> deepening despair, a world where humanity moves ever farther from

> achieving

> its highest aspirations and ever nearer to living its darkest fears.

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> Our other choice is to actively engage with the living world. On this path

> we work responsibly and joyfully to make our lives, and our societies,

> into

> expressions of our love for ourselves, for each other, and for the living

> Earth. In this direction we honor our longing to give our children, and

> all

> children, a world with clean air and water, with blue skies and abundant

> wildlife, with a stable climate and a healthy environment.

>

> If you live with fear for our future, you are not alone.

> If you live with dreams of a better world, you are not alone.

>

> We all live, now, with both the pain and the possibility we carry in our

> hearts, both the despair and the hope that we may yet learn to live in

> harmony with our precious and endangered Earth. There is not a person

> alive

> today who does not, at some level, know we are facing these two

> directions,

> and understand how much is at stake.

>

> I am aware how strong are the forces of ignorance, greed, and denial in

> our

> society. I know it is possible that we won't make it.

>

> But I am also aware of how strong is the longing and the love of life in

> the

> human heart. And so I know it is possible that we will make it, that we

> will

> create a sustainable economy that protects the living systems of the

> Earth,

> that we will come to be part of the world's repair. The power of darkness

> in

> our world is great, but it is not as great as the power of the human

> spirit.

> We can learn to provide for our needs and limit our numbers while

> cherishing

> this beautiful planet and its creatures. It is in our nature to honor the

> sacredness of life.

>

> What is at stake today is enormous; it is the destiny of life on Earth. At

> such a time, walking a path of honoring ourselves and the living planet is

> our responsibility as citizens of the planet, but it is something more, as

> well.

>

> It is also a joy, and a privilege. "

>

> More info could be found on John's Website at :

> http://www.foodrevolution.org/

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> Enjoy ...... : ) : )

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