To the editor,
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for publishing such an informative article in last week's paper: Wisdom of the Ages by J.R. Shermack.
This article gets to the core of my values and life-long path. As someone who also has dedicated her life to learning about human consciousness and the preservation of nature (on a much smaller scale as the elders to whom J.R. refers, of course), I feel thrilled to see that main local media now publish articles on the subject.
Essential topic, though, isn't?
Like, J.R says, "It's hard to believe that we [have] solutions to our complex 21st century problems", but we must believe it's possible!
Our spiritual elders have pondered humanity's problems for centuries, and found valid solutions, because you see, in the 21st century, although we are much more populated, our problems are not different in nature than they ever were. Greed, war, hate, the thirst for power, pollution of bodies and of nature and, yes, the solutions do exist.
In this information age, they're as close to you as a click.
But I share the World Elders Council's opinion. The most important of all solutions, and thankfully, the most accessible to everyone – "If we want to change the world, we must be prepared to change ourselves."
Who on Earth isn't capable of changing one thing per month or per year, either within themselves (thoughts) or in their life-style (more healthy foods, more forgiveness, more trust, less gossip, more smiles, more sharing, etc.) in order to contribute to the world's transformation?
One thing at a time, one day at a time, one habit, one word, one smile, one gift, one thought. Every little bit helps, and the more we choose to change, the easier it gets! It also becomes contagious.
Catherine Sajna,
Thunder Bay
