If Not Now...

Earthquake here, tornado there, hurricane to the left, flood to the right.

Governments engaged in so-called diplomatic talks just to save or earn power.

Power...

Military troops shuffling around, nuclear plants springing up where flowers once bloomed.

Children dying, mothers crying.

Fathers shouting out in helplessness.

Mother earth is raped, and it is writhing in pain, screaming out in every language and utilizing every method it knows.

When will we see that we are all in it together!?

We all need the same things.

We all want the same things.

We all think the same things.

We all feel the same things.

We all are the same things.

We are all in it together!

East and west, north and south, above and below the equator. Concepts as relative as these have divided us from each other, forced us into tiny boxes with no windows or doors, created fear and lack of trust, moved us far and away from what really is.

We all need each other.

We all rely on each other.

We all affect each other.

We all must learn from each other.

We all must learn to see each other.

We all have the same mother. The same mother. The same mother! One mother... The same one mother.

Earth.

Planet Earth.

Earth is pleading with us. It is begging us. It is shaking us in all ways it knows to get our attention, our affection, and our appreciation.

When will we find love for each other?

When will we hug each other?

When will we stop murdering each other?

When will we take care of our one mother and our one family?

When?

When?

When?