A Week of Irony

This is a week of irony. Monday (19^th) marks the 4^th anniversary of our current Iraq war and the next day is the beginning of spring.

Yes, in nature and history, there is a dialectic or yin/yang between evil and good, death and life, winter and spring.

With at least four civil wars raging in Iraq, we do not yet see any possibility of peace. After the warmest winter in U.S. history, we hope that spring will also include some cool breezes.

Isn’t it odd that our arrogance may be responsible for both upsetting the delicate chemistry of the atmosphere, accelerating global warming, and our hegemonic desire to dominate the world?

Do we have to wait for nature to teach us about the fragile nature of our evolving planet? Can we trust that our species may evolve to discover the self-destructive nature of war and unbridled hubris?

It is a week for serious reflection and action.

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Merle