Despite my pain at what I perceive as the needless suffering of so many, I feel that my commitment to peace and justice has been a grace. I think I need to serve others with my hands, love others with my heart, but also use my mind to study the causes of war and injustice and my imagination to vision a world of peace with justice. I strive for a revolution of consciousness, a critical mass of awareness that will push the human family forward. As Victor Hugo has said, there is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. Like the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. let me share my dream with you.
History is the truth of the past.
I think we need to assimilate our past to be more genuinely present and make decisions in the Spirit for the future. Although it builds on the past, utopia is the truth of tomorrow. By utopia I do not mean heaven or perfection but the beginning of a humane world. Utopia is a vision of the future. Thomas Jefferson felt that preserving the family farm was essential if we were to keep our democracy.