Like everyone, I have the ability to have my head in
charge. I have the ability to have my
flesh in charge - it's hunger, it's desires; my head's desire to show how smart
it is, to comfortably and pleasurably analyze problems, ad infinitum, talk
about solutions ad infinitum.
The world isn't going to be saved without miracles. It would be a miracle to stop the continued
exploitation of indigenous around the globe.
It will take a miracle to give the next 2000 generations a planet other
than in death throws. Objectively, it
will take a miracle.
The head does not produce a miracles. It plays a role. The flesh does not produce miracles. It plays a role.The 80% of our brain Einstein
said we didn't use, the heart, the seat of wisdom, intuition, vision,
conscience, humanity, solidarity, courage and inspiration, creativity,
ingenuity that 80% is where miracles come from and it's only when we keep that
in charge despite what ridicule is heaped on us, despite what labels of crazy
and irresponsible and unrealistic are heaped on us, miracles only come from the
heart in charge, so I refuse to no longer be conscious of what's in charge.
I embrace the responsibility of knowing when my head tries
to take over with it's infinite planning diarrhea, verbal diarrhea; when the flash and it's hunger pains and
desires for safety and unnecessary rest, relaxation, entertainment, diversions…
at the wrong times, in the wrong amounts, takes over. I refuse not to know then that I'm of no hope
except when I keep my heart in charge. I
refuse to be a talker. I refuse to be a
thinker. I refuse to be a leach, a slug, a bum, a partier. They're
insufficient.
I'm a creature of heart.
The heart uses every neuron - it's infinitely greedy, uses every neuron
in the head. Our great Unviolent change
agents are the masters of the information, the issues, the strategy, the
tactics. These are consummate people of
thought. But it's not their head that
they allow in charge. It's a much more
brilliant, demanding, taskmaster of the heart.
The heart uses every ounce of strength. It is not abusive of it’s own body, any more
than that of another, but it pushes the body to the limits, and sometimes more.
And so you must be - Heart in charge, always, if there's to
be any hope for the next 2000 generations, and for every other issue that we
profess to care about.
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