[Music] we are now responsible for the state of
we are now responsible for the state of
we are now responsible for the state of the whole planet our farming practices
the whole planet our farming practices
the whole planet our farming practices our expansion our industrial revolution
our expansion our industrial revolution
our expansion our industrial revolution have led us into this and we have the
have led us into this and we have the
have led us into this and we have the technology to control what happens next
technology to control what happens next
technology to control what happens next but we’re just not up to the job
but we’re just not up to the job
but we’re just not up to the job a successful hunter-gatherers we evolved
a successful hunter-gatherers we evolved
a successful hunter-gatherers we evolved to be clever enough but not
to be clever enough but not
to be clever enough but not disinterested enough not insightful
disinterested enough not insightful
disinterested enough not insightful enough nor cooperative enough it’s very
enough nor cooperative enough it’s very
enough nor cooperative enough it’s very frightening to find that one has created
frightening to find that one has created
frightening to find that one has created a situation that one can’t control so
a situation that one can’t control so
a situation that one can’t control so our species can’t control what it is
our species can’t control what it is
our species can’t control what it is unleashed and whether we admit it or not
unleashed and whether we admit it or not
unleashed and whether we admit it or not we are terrified we feel helpless
we are terrified we feel helpless
we are terrified we feel helpless terrified helpless people take refuge in
terrified helpless people take refuge in
terrified helpless people take refuge in denial and denial makes us ever more
denial and denial makes us ever more
denial and denial makes us ever more greedy and reckless and the planet
greedy and reckless and the planet
greedy and reckless and the planet groans under the burden of our suicidal
groans under the burden of our suicidal
groans under the burden of our suicidal pursuits it’s like there’s a continuous
pursuits it’s like there’s a continuous
pursuits it’s like there’s a continuous bass note sounding like the drone of a
bass note sounding like the drone of a
bass note sounding like the drone of a bagpipe and however frenetically we’re
bagpipe and however frenetically we’re
bagpipe and however frenetically we’re playing our current theme tunes we can’t
playing our current theme tunes we can’t
playing our current theme tunes we can’t drown out that note and that bass note
drown out that note and that bass note
drown out that note and that bass note is the sound of melting IceCaps mass
is the sound of melting IceCaps mass
is the sound of melting IceCaps mass species extinctions seas filled with
species extinctions seas filled with
species extinctions seas filled with plastic felled rainforests lost habitats
plastic felled rainforests lost habitats
plastic felled rainforests lost habitats an unbreathable air of course we know
an unbreathable air of course we know
an unbreathable air of course we know all that but we can’t look at it you
all that but we can’t look at it you
all that but we can’t look at it you can’t go around all the time
can’t go around all the time
can’t go around all the time remembering that every cup of coffee you
remembering that every cup of coffee you
remembering that every cup of coffee you drink every journey you make every fire
drink every journey you make every fire
drink every journey you make every fire you sit by every meal you eat is
you sit by every meal you eat is
you sit by every meal you eat is contributing to the end of our world
contributing to the end of our world
contributing to the end of our world you have to stay staying after all but
you have to stay staying after all but
you have to stay staying after all but what is sane
what is sane
what is sane is it sane to think we are the center of
is it sane to think we are the center of
is it sane to think we are the center of our world if everything out there is
our world if everything out there is
our world if everything out there is just a reflection of our own needs and
just a reflection of our own needs and
just a reflection of our own needs and our own fantasies then it could feel as
our own fantasies then it could feel as
our own fantasies then it could feel as if we’re in control of it the faster we
if we’re in control of it the faster we
if we’re in control of it the faster we hurtle towards environmental and
hurtle towards environmental and
hurtle towards environmental and economic collapse the more the
economic collapse the more the
economic collapse the more the narcissists hold sway that base note of
narcissists hold sway that base note of
narcissists hold sway that base note of warning doesn’t trouble anybody who’s
warning doesn’t trouble anybody who’s
warning doesn’t trouble anybody who’s chanting their own slogan loudly enough
chanting their own slogan loudly enough
chanting their own slogan loudly enough standing up for our future means
standing up for our future means
standing up for our future means transforming our notions of where we
transforming our notions of where we
transforming our notions of where we stand it means taking less for ourselves
stand it means taking less for ourselves
stand it means taking less for ourselves instead of more it means listening to
instead of more it means listening to
instead of more it means listening to the people who are already suffering the
the people who are already suffering the
the people who are already suffering the effects of pollution and climate change
effects of pollution and climate change
effects of pollution and climate change and who mostly live in societies that
and who mostly live in societies that
and who mostly live in societies that didn’t cause it and honoring their
didn’t cause it and honoring their
didn’t cause it and honoring their rights instead of colluding with their
rights instead of colluding with their
rights instead of colluding with their dispossession it actually means going
dispossession it actually means going
dispossession it actually means going against the whole tenor of the society
against the whole tenor of the society
against the whole tenor of the society we live in which we live so how on earth
we live in which we live so how on earth
we live in which we live so how on earth do we do that
do we do that
do we do that a worthy Victorian had endowed my school
a worthy Victorian had endowed my school
a worthy Victorian had endowed my school with in an annual lecture it was called
with in an annual lecture it was called
with in an annual lecture it was called the moral progress of the world during
the moral progress of the world during
the moral progress of the world during the preceding 12 months the lecture of
the preceding 12 months the lecture of
the preceding 12 months the lecture of 1965 forever changed my awareness of the
1965 forever changed my awareness of the
1965 forever changed my awareness of the planet I lived on the clergyman lecturer
planet I lived on the clergyman lecturer
planet I lived on the clergyman lecturer began I can’t talk about the moral
began I can’t talk about the moral
began I can’t talk about the moral progress of the world during the
progress of the world during the
progress of the world during the preceding 12 months because there has
preceding 12 months because there has
preceding 12 months because there has been none there never has been instead
been none there never has been instead
been none there never has been instead I’m going to tell you about what’s
I’m going to tell you about what’s
I’m going to tell you about what’s happening to the world you live in
happening to the world you live in
happening to the world you live in he was the first person to tell me the
he was the first person to tell me the
he was the first person to tell me the story of destruction loss of habitat and
story of destruction loss of habitat and
story of destruction loss of habitat and ensuing in Justices he told us how our
ensuing in Justices he told us how our
ensuing in Justices he told us how our society was bringing everything to the
society was bringing everything to the
society was bringing everything to the brink of extinction he told us the end
brink of extinction he told us the end
brink of extinction he told us the end of the story was up to us the next
of the story was up to us the next
of the story was up to us the next generation well that seemed pretty
generation well that seemed pretty
generation well that seemed pretty unfair after all it wasn’t our fault
unfair after all it wasn’t our fault
unfair after all it wasn’t our fault what happened before we were born
what happened before we were born
what happened before we were born so I and the others had to change things
so I and the others had to change things
so I and the others had to change things I took the injunction quite seriously
I took the injunction quite seriously
I took the injunction quite seriously recently I heard Marge Piercy talk about
recently I heard Marge Piercy talk about
recently I heard Marge Piercy talk about the 1970s and 80s through which I also
the 1970s and 80s through which I also
the 1970s and 80s through which I also lived we thought we were gonna change
lived we thought we were gonna change
lived we thought we were gonna change the world she said and then her voice
the world she said and then her voice
the world she said and then her voice broke a little it was so great she added
broke a little it was so great she added
broke a little it was so great she added well she was right
well she was right
well she was right I too was young and we knew we had to
I too was young and we knew we had to
I too was young and we knew we had to change the world the women’s movement
change the world the women’s movement
change the world the women’s movement Greenpeace Friends of the Earth CND
Greenpeace Friends of the Earth CND
Greenpeace Friends of the Earth CND Green uncommon direct action in direct
Green uncommon direct action in direct
Green uncommon direct action in direct action our story was all about the
action our story was all about the
action our story was all about the possibility of change and one phrase has
possibility of change and one phrase has
possibility of change and one phrase has stayed with me revolution by change of
stayed with me revolution by change of
stayed with me revolution by change of consciousness but however revolutionary
consciousness but however revolutionary
consciousness but however revolutionary our theme to that mournful bass note
our theme to that mournful bass note
our theme to that mournful bass note never went away was our story of crisis
never went away was our story of crisis
never went away was our story of crisis all a crazy hippie delusion
all a crazy hippie delusion
all a crazy hippie delusion it was quite correct about the urgent
it was quite correct about the urgent
it was quite correct about the urgent need for change the symptoms of decline
need for change the symptoms of decline
need for change the symptoms of decline are now all around us so why did the
are now all around us so why did the
are now all around us so why did the story we told then not speak loudly
story we told then not speak loudly
story we told then not speak loudly enough to power maybe we need to be more
enough to power maybe we need to be more
enough to power maybe we need to be more truthful about what’s happening the true
truthful about what’s happening the true
truthful about what’s happening the true story of our times goes more like this
story of our times goes more like this
story of our times goes more like this we aren’t capable of reparation any more
we aren’t capable of reparation any more
we aren’t capable of reparation any more than can you could stop the tide coming
than can you could stop the tide coming
than can you could stop the tide coming in the true story of our times goes
in the true story of our times goes
in the true story of our times goes there is a huge wave already breaking
there is a huge wave already breaking
there is a huge wave already breaking over us and nothing in our technology or
over us and nothing in our technology or
over us and nothing in our technology or collective wisdom can stop it we cannot
collective wisdom can stop it we cannot
collective wisdom can stop it we cannot now change what is happening and we
now change what is happening and we
now change what is happening and we can’t drown out that bass note the sound
can’t drown out that bass note the sound
can’t drown out that bass note the sound of our planet’s pain we could tune into
of our planet’s pain we could tune into
of our planet’s pain we could tune into it instead perhaps
it instead perhaps
it instead perhaps it’s telling us the very story we’ve
it’s telling us the very story we’ve
it’s telling us the very story we’ve been looking for all along
been looking for all along
been looking for all along no wonder was so frightened of listening
no wonder was so frightened of listening
no wonder was so frightened of listening to it we’re going to have to let go of
to it we’re going to have to let go of
to it we’re going to have to let go of all those other Tunes to hear it
all those other Tunes to hear it
all those other Tunes to hear it properly but aren’t you curious as well
properly but aren’t you curious as well
properly but aren’t you curious as well what’s gonna happen next if this is
what’s gonna happen next if this is
what’s gonna happen next if this is where the real story is don’t you want
where the real story is don’t you want
where the real story is don’t you want to hear what it says it’s worth
to hear what it says it’s worth
to hear what it says it’s worth attending to people who’ve been
attending to people who’ve been
attending to people who’ve been listening to other stories all the time
listening to other stories all the time
listening to other stories all the time take the hunter-gatherers who once lived
take the hunter-gatherers who once lived
take the hunter-gatherers who once lived here in Scotland they hardly change
here in Scotland they hardly change
here in Scotland they hardly change their environment in seven thousand
their environment in seven thousand
their environment in seven thousand years their society was no Eden but it
years their society was no Eden but it
years their society was no Eden but it was almost certainly Galit Aryan and its
was almost certainly Galit Aryan and its
was almost certainly Galit Aryan and its people were attuned to the world around
people were attuned to the world around
people were attuned to the world around them in a way that we can only dream of
them in a way that we can only dream of
them in a way that we can only dream of hunter-gatherer societies produce
hunter-gatherer societies produce
hunter-gatherer societies produce go-betweens or shaman’s if you like who
go-betweens or shaman’s if you like who
go-betweens or shaman’s if you like who are the people who listen best certain
are the people who listen best certain
are the people who listen best certain individuals were and are born with a
individuals were and are born with a
individuals were and are born with a sensitivity which is recognized by
sensitivity which is recognized by
sensitivity which is recognized by others and it is their job to speak to
others and it is their job to speak to
others and it is their job to speak to the animals about the hunt in the other
the animals about the hunt in the other
the animals about the hunt in the other side of Eden Hugh Brody speaks about the
side of Eden Hugh Brody speaks about the
side of Eden Hugh Brody speaks about the terrible bargain that every one of us
terrible bargain that every one of us
terrible bargain that every one of us makes when we come into the world in
makes when we come into the world in
makes when we come into the world in order that we may live something else
order that we may live something else
order that we may live something else must die this is the bargain the
must die this is the bargain the
must die this is the bargain the go-betweens make with the animals about
go-betweens make with the animals about
go-betweens make with the animals about the hunt the animals agree because the
the hunt the animals agree because the
the hunt the animals agree because the bargain allows the natural balance which
bargain allows the natural balance which
bargain allows the natural balance which always maintains the rightness of things
we have come so far from our distant
we have come so far from our distant past that most of us would probably
past that most of us would probably
past that most of us would probably survive in a hunter-gatherer society for
survive in a hunter-gatherer society for
survive in a hunter-gatherer society for less than a week without wiser people to
less than a week without wiser people to
less than a week without wiser people to look after us
look after us
look after us all the more reason to look humbly at
all the more reason to look humbly at
all the more reason to look humbly at human societies in which people interact
human societies in which people interact
human societies in which people interact with the earth the seasons the animals
with the earth the seasons the animals
with the earth the seasons the animals and plants we can never return to that
and plants we can never return to that
and plants we can never return to that seamless sense of belonging which our
seamless sense of belonging which our
seamless sense of belonging which our distant ancestors possessed and just a
distant ancestors possessed and just a
distant ancestors possessed and just a few people in marginal places marginal
few people in marginal places marginal
few people in marginal places marginal to agriculture and industry that is on
to agriculture and industry that is on
to agriculture and industry that is on this earth still possess we know too
this earth still possess we know too
this earth still possess we know too much and there are far too many of us we
much and there are far too many of us we
much and there are far too many of us we can’t go back the world that lies ahead
can’t go back the world that lies ahead
can’t go back the world that lies ahead is going to be very different but it
is going to be very different but it
is going to be very different but it seems to me that everything begins to go
seems to me that everything begins to go
seems to me that everything begins to go wrong when we stop listening and we stop
wrong when we stop listening and we stop
wrong when we stop listening and we stop speaking with the animals about the hunt
speaking with the animals about the hunt
speaking with the animals about the hunt that terrible bargain that we survive by
that terrible bargain that we survive by
that terrible bargain that we survive by the death of other beings has never gone
the death of other beings has never gone
the death of other beings has never gone away I’ve heard people talk about the
away I’ve heard people talk about the
away I’ve heard people talk about the post agricultural age that we are now
post agricultural age that we are now
post agricultural age that we are now even post-industrial and firmly in the
even post-industrial and firmly in the
even post-industrial and firmly in the digital age and I think what did you
digital age and I think what did you
digital age and I think what did you have for dinner in Greenland
have for dinner in Greenland
have for dinner in Greenland I came across a phrase used by the Inuit
I came across a phrase used by the Inuit
I came across a phrase used by the Inuit the people say to a newborn child or a
the people say to a newborn child or a
the people say to a newborn child or a stranger living among them you will
stranger living among them you will
stranger living among them you will always find food here that promise of
always find food here that promise of
always find food here that promise of survival is a vital part of the story
survival is a vital part of the story
survival is a vital part of the story and it can only be honored by people who
and it can only be honored by people who
and it can only be honored by people who remember the terrible bargain and how it
remember the terrible bargain and how it
remember the terrible bargain and how it can only be kept by maintaining the
can only be kept by maintaining the
can only be kept by maintaining the balance between our needs and the
balance between our needs and the
balance between our needs and the equally important needs of the animals
equally important needs of the animals
equally important needs of the animals and of the land so who do we have in our
and of the land so who do we have in our
and of the land so who do we have in our global community who is listening to
global community who is listening to
global community who is listening to that story
that story
that story they’re the go-betweens we need whose
they’re the go-betweens we need whose
they’re the go-betweens we need whose voices we need to hear poets for a start
voices we need to hear poets for a start
voices we need to hear poets for a start it was two poets who
it was two poets who
it was two poets who started the dark mountain project which
started the dark mountain project which
started the dark mountain project which exists as an internet-based community of
exists as an internet-based community of
exists as an internet-based community of those who try to find voices for our
those who try to find voices for our
those who try to find voices for our times we are facing unimaginable changes
times we are facing unimaginable changes
times we are facing unimaginable changes therefore the first thing we need is
therefore the first thing we need is
therefore the first thing we need is people who can imagine them nothing is
people who can imagine them nothing is
people who can imagine them nothing is worse than the unimaginable we can’t
worse than the unimaginable we can’t
worse than the unimaginable we can’t even begin to look at it I couldn’t
even begin to look at it I couldn’t
even begin to look at it I couldn’t imagine what went on in a chemotherapy
imagine what went on in a chemotherapy
imagine what went on in a chemotherapy ward until I spent time there
ward until I spent time there
ward until I spent time there accompanying a friend the unimaginable
accompanying a friend the unimaginable
accompanying a friend the unimaginable turned into something known which
turned into something known which
turned into something known which encompass death and despair as well as
encompass death and despair as well as
encompass death and despair as well as life and hope but once I’ve been there
life and hope but once I’ve been there
life and hope but once I’ve been there myself the nightmare of the unimaginable
myself the nightmare of the unimaginable
myself the nightmare of the unimaginable dissolved now I’m a bit more empowered
dissolved now I’m a bit more empowered
dissolved now I’m a bit more empowered and a bit more useful
and a bit more useful
and a bit more useful nothing is wholly unimaginable and if
nothing is wholly unimaginable and if
nothing is wholly unimaginable and if the human mind can imagine something it
the human mind can imagine something it
the human mind can imagine something it will inevitably find a way to represent
will inevitably find a way to represent
will inevitably find a way to represent it imagining the unimaginable takes
it imagining the unimaginable takes
it imagining the unimaginable takes courage not all endings are happy some
courage not all endings are happy some
courage not all endings are happy some characters will be dead at the end of
characters will be dead at the end of
characters will be dead at the end of Act one imagine being one of them it’s
Act one imagine being one of them it’s
Act one imagine being one of them it’s worth the effort every time you do your
worth the effort every time you do your
worth the effort every time you do your story will be freer from the dead weight
story will be freer from the dead weight
story will be freer from the dead weight of denial there are people among us who
of denial there are people among us who
of denial there are people among us who can’t handle their own awareness of
can’t handle their own awareness of
can’t handle their own awareness of other beings because it’s too much to
other beings because it’s too much to
other beings because it’s too much to bear that endless base note of something
bear that endless base note of something
bear that endless base note of something going horribly wrong with our world
going horribly wrong with our world
going horribly wrong with our world sounds loudest to those most sensitively
sounds loudest to those most sensitively
sounds loudest to those most sensitively attuned to what it says if we really
attuned to what it says if we really
attuned to what it says if we really want to know what that base note means
want to know what that base note means
want to know what that base note means we should maybe ask the people who can
we should maybe ask the people who can
we should maybe ask the people who can feel what’s happening and who just
feel what’s happening and who just
feel what’s happening and who just cannot by their nature participate in
cannot by their nature participate in
cannot by their nature participate in the dance to destruction
my grandson can’t cope with crowds
my grandson can’t cope with crowds bright lights loud shouts quick changes
bright lights loud shouts quick changes
bright lights loud shouts quick changes competition in any form school education
competition in any form school education
competition in any form school education is impossible for him he’s distressed by
is impossible for him he’s distressed by
is impossible for him he’s distressed by a wasp drowning in a cup of coffee he
a wasp drowning in a cup of coffee he
a wasp drowning in a cup of coffee he asks all the time but why do they have
asks all the time but why do they have
asks all the time but why do they have Wars why do they kill children why are
Wars why do they kill children why are
Wars why do they kill children why are they cutting down the trees why do they
they cutting down the trees why do they
they cutting down the trees why do they kill the animals he keeps asking the
kill the animals he keeps asking the
kill the animals he keeps asking the same questions not because he is in the
same questions not because he is in the
same questions not because he is in the least stupid but because no one has yet
least stupid but because no one has yet
least stupid but because no one has yet answered them properly he has met
answered them properly he has met
answered them properly he has met Bushmen in Namibia where his father
Bushmen in Namibia where his father
Bushmen in Namibia where his father worked and stayed in a traditional
worked and stayed in a traditional
worked and stayed in a traditional village now he often asks what would the
village now he often asks what would the
village now he often asks what would the Bushmen do if a boy was being bullied
Bushmen do if a boy was being bullied
Bushmen do if a boy was being bullied what would the Bushmen do if bombs were
what would the Bushmen do if bombs were
what would the Bushmen do if bombs were dropped there I think he will be asking
dropped there I think he will be asking
dropped there I think he will be asking the same questions all his life some
the same questions all his life some
the same questions all his life some people care so much they’ll put their
people care so much they’ll put their
people care so much they’ll put their lives on the line to save what they love
lives on the line to save what they love
lives on the line to save what they love we need them as much as ever
we need them as much as ever
we need them as much as ever and sometimes activism succeeds if a
and sometimes activism succeeds if a
and sometimes activism succeeds if a rainforest is saved or one oak tree in a
rainforest is saved or one oak tree in a
rainforest is saved or one oak tree in a British field if an ocean is reprieved
British field if an ocean is reprieved
British field if an ocean is reprieved or one species of stickleback in a
or one species of stickleback in a
or one species of stickleback in a suburban pond there is cause for
suburban pond there is cause for
suburban pond there is cause for celebration
celebration
celebration but until the human species chooses to
but until the human species chooses to
but until the human species chooses to dance to a different piping altogether
dance to a different piping altogether
dance to a different piping altogether that bass note will still sound will
that bass note will still sound will
that bass note will still sound will still be heading the wrong way so how do
still be heading the wrong way so how do
still be heading the wrong way so how do we turn ourselves around standing up for
we turn ourselves around standing up for
we turn ourselves around standing up for mere survival is not enough that always
mere survival is not enough that always
mere survival is not enough that always means our survival made possible by
means our survival made possible by
means our survival made possible by having eliminated most of the other guys
having eliminated most of the other guys
having eliminated most of the other guys maybe it’s time to think harder about
maybe it’s time to think harder about
maybe it’s time to think harder about our side of the bargain
our side of the bargain
our side of the bargain speaking with the animals about the hunt
speaking with the animals about the hunt
speaking with the animals about the hunt is not a concept familiar to our
is not a concept familiar to our
is not a concept familiar to our culture but unless we empathize with
culture but unless we empathize with
culture but unless we empathize with those lives so utterly unlike our own
those lives so utterly unlike our own
those lives so utterly unlike our own and use that awareness wisely there’ll
and use that awareness wisely there’ll
and use that awareness wisely there’ll be nothing left to eat or breathe and
be nothing left to eat or breathe and
be nothing left to eat or breathe and the story will end our story may end in
the story will end our story may end in
the story will end our story may end in any case it’s possible that we’ll turn
any case it’s possible that we’ll turn
any case it’s possible that we’ll turn the page and see the words the end
the page and see the words the end
the page and see the words the end everything has to be imagined in this
everything has to be imagined in this
everything has to be imagined in this story including that especially that in
story including that especially that in
story including that especially that in fact because denial begins with not
fact because denial begins with not
fact because denial begins with not facing one’s own death and as
facing one’s own death and as
facing one’s own death and as individuals we will quite certainly get
individuals we will quite certainly get
individuals we will quite certainly get to the page that says the end if we want
to the page that says the end if we want
to the page that says the end if we want a new beginning we have to change our
a new beginning we have to change our
a new beginning we have to change our awareness guilt and regret are old
awareness guilt and regret are old
awareness guilt and regret are old stories they only lead us backwards what
stories they only lead us backwards what
stories they only lead us backwards what we need now is what Pandora found at the
we need now is what Pandora found at the
we need now is what Pandora found at the bottom of the box hope we need to read
bottom of the box hope we need to read
bottom of the box hope we need to read the signs of hope and encourage these
the signs of hope and encourage these
the signs of hope and encourage these new shoots in any way we can in his new
new shoots in any way we can in his new
new shoots in any way we can in his new film An Inconvenient sequel Al Gore
film An Inconvenient sequel Al Gore
film An Inconvenient sequel Al Gore quotes Martin Luther King when the
quotes Martin Luther King when the
quotes Martin Luther King when the struggle for civil rights seemed to go
struggle for civil rights seemed to go
struggle for civil rights seemed to go on and on and on and nothing seemed to
on and on and on and nothing seemed to
on and on and on and nothing seemed to change people began to ask how long must
change people began to ask how long must
change people began to ask how long must we struggle against these impossible
we struggle against these impossible
we struggle against these impossible entrenched odds Martin Luther King said
entrenched odds Martin Luther King said
entrenched odds Martin Luther King said not long he was right the tipping point
not long he was right the tipping point
not long he was right the tipping point was closed but he didn’t live to see it
was closed but he didn’t live to see it
was closed but he didn’t live to see it this is what the animals say to the
this is what the animals say to the
this is what the animals say to the go-betweens about the hunt they say that
go-betweens about the hunt they say that
go-betweens about the hunt they say that some of them agree to give themselves
some of them agree to give themselves
some of them agree to give themselves because in order for there to be life
because in order for there to be life
because in order for there to be life there must be death the tipping point
there must be death the tipping point
there must be death the tipping point that we dread may also be a
that we dread may also be a
that we dread may also be a transformation if the dinosaurs still
transformation if the dinosaurs still
transformation if the dinosaurs still walk the earth probably none of us
walk the earth probably none of us
walk the earth probably none of us would be here with our warm blood and
would be here with our warm blood and
would be here with our warm blood and our hearts and minds and our capacity to
our hearts and minds and our capacity to
our hearts and minds and our capacity to adapt to what is happening there is hope
adapt to what is happening there is hope
adapt to what is happening there is hope in seeing where consciousness has
in seeing where consciousness has
in seeing where consciousness has already changed whether its manifested
already changed whether its manifested
already changed whether its manifested in alternative energy sources saved
in alternative energy sources saved
in alternative energy sources saved species or poetry worrying about whether
species or poetry worrying about whether
species or poetry worrying about whether we personally will survive into an
we personally will survive into an
we personally will survive into an uncertain future
uncertain future
uncertain future won’t give us hope hope is in the
won’t give us hope hope is in the
won’t give us hope hope is in the present it’s the way we see things right
present it’s the way we see things right
present it’s the way we see things right here right now
here right now
here right now it’s tuning into that bass note of the
it’s tuning into that bass note of the
it’s tuning into that bass note of the planets pain and instead of blocking our
planets pain and instead of blocking our
planets pain and instead of blocking our ears out of sheer terror for our own
ears out of sheer terror for our own
ears out of sheer terror for our own survival listening as carefully as we
survival listening as carefully as we
survival listening as carefully as we possibly can we can respond with
possibly can we can respond with
possibly can we can respond with whatever form of healing we’re capable
whatever form of healing we’re capable
whatever form of healing we’re capable of our efforts may seem like a drop in
of our efforts may seem like a drop in
of our efforts may seem like a drop in the ocean but as part of a great current
the ocean but as part of a great current
the ocean but as part of a great current they’re much more we can’t now prevent
they’re much more we can’t now prevent
they’re much more we can’t now prevent what we’ve unleashed but we can face the
what we’ve unleashed but we can face the
what we’ve unleashed but we can face the consequences with more truth better
consequences with more truth better
consequences with more truth better courage and more grace if we listen to
courage and more grace if we listen to
courage and more grace if we listen to the animals and to the earth itself
the animals and to the earth itself
the animals and to the earth itself we’ll start to hear what we need to do
we’ll start to hear what we need to do
we’ll start to hear what we need to do most certainly the planet will survive
most certainly the planet will survive
most certainly the planet will survive and out of whatever mayhem we have
and out of whatever mayhem we have
and out of whatever mayhem we have created undreamed-of life may come
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