“I want my life to challenge people to think philosophically. I want people to ask themselves and each other what time it is on the clock of the world.”
~ Grace Lee Boggs, 1915 – 2015 ~
today, the members of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board find the world to be no safer than it was last year at this time and therefore decided to set the Doomsday Clock once again at 100 seconds to midnight stating that this decision does not, by any means, suggest that the international security situation has stabilized… “On the contrary, the Clock remains the closest it has ever been to civilization-ending apocalypse because the world remains stuck in an extremely dangerous moment. In 2020 we called it the new abnormal, and it has unfortunately persisted.”
may we all live this question of what time is it on the clock of the world as contemplative acttvists and re-member some more of Grace Boggs’ sage words on what time it is on the clock of the world…
“We need to find that balance of life that respects each other, that thinks that the most important thing at this time on the clock of the world is not our accumulation of things, is not economic growth which threatens and imperils all life on this planet including ourselves, that the time has come to grow our souls, to grow our relationships with one another, to create families that are loving and communities that are loving, to bring the neighbor back into the hood.”
amen, sistar, i agree wholeheartedly and want to presence my favorite rendition of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah… the rolling rhythm soothes me and feels just right under the waning moon as i sync with sweet baby chase floating on the river of peace and harmony with rapids of joy…
sorry i could not figure out how to embed the video but the link will take you there…
https://youtu.be/YYiMJ2bC65A
what time is it on the clock of the world?
“The Great Peace towards which people of good will throughout the centuries have inclined their hearts, of which seers and poets for countless generations have expressed their vision, and for which from age to age the sacred teachings of humankind have constantly held the promise, is now at long last within the reach of the nations and the human family. For the first time in history it is possible for everyone to view the entire planet, with all its myriad diversified peoples, in one perspective.World peace is not only possible but inevitable. It is the next stage in the evolution of this planet!” ~Universal House of Justice ~
