"Yoga stays to first be a responsible world citizen" ... one of my favorite (and surprising) quotes by Douglas Brooks. Part of our spirituality is to participate in the world and make it a better place. Therefore, in my humble opinion ...
Now
is the time to get involved in the messy business of how our country is being
governed (aka politics), to get educated on the best option of what’s available
to us, to speak up, speak out and act …
What is happening in our government with the shutdown and the threat of not paying our bills is beyond outrageous.
What is happening in our government with the shutdown and the threat of not paying our bills is beyond outrageous.
We’ve
seen that positive results can happen when the people are outraged and let
their politicians know it. It was public outrage that influenced
recalcitrant members of Congress to finally support the Violence Against Women Act
last February, and to prompt Larry Summers to remove his name as a candidate
for the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Janet Yellen was nominated
instead.
Today,
tomorrow, and the next day, seated in your heart, make your voice heard.
Otherwise, what follows is just as Plato
observed: “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics
is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” We’ve seen them
in action and that option is very scary.
It's for our collective future.
It's for our collective future.
