What If?

What if everyone on the planet today were told that they would be reborn again in 100 years?

Would today’s economy continue to take priority over the ecological future we are currently destroying to stimulate it?

Would our excitement over our financial gains be replaced by regret for what we sacrificed to attain them?

Would the wars we wage today still seem so righteously important enough to risk future wars by choosing retaliation over reconciliation?

It seems to me that what we are lacking is empathy. The world’s crisis can be reversed if all of us look at the world through our great grandchildren’s children’s eyes.

“If the person you are speaking to doesn’t appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.” - Winnie the Pooh.