The Crossroads

BRIGHTEVERYDAY The Crossroads

So, here we are, wondering what it is, or was, all about! Time weighed heavily in the fabric of possibilities and dreams, it enticed us and shone a bright light on things seemingly forsaken.

A walk in the park and time with family and perhaps a few friends, an ease, a respite in the humdrum of our expected, or rather circumspect life dictated by an altogether defunct, perfunctory force, all the time diminishing spirit, ambition and hope. We are indeed like nature, replenishing and growing, particularly when released from the shackles of a turgid life of monotonous servitude and obligation. Much of this is, of course our own doing, leaving nothing to chance, never taking the responsibility of free thought, and sticking firmly to the safety of the fuselage, fearful of the oscillations, and excitement of the outer wing.

Be true to yourself and find new energy to navigate your way through life and particularly in tumultuous times. Exciting opportunities abound, new landscapes present themselves and we should all look deep into our inner self and be the very best that we can be. It is our shared responsibility to be caring yet circumspect in making choices in examining the human condition and our relationship with our planet. Benign and bountiful, but firm and focussed on new tenets of fairness and inclusivity, we must transcend prejudiced views, cultural differences and socio-political barriers, seeking rather, a judicious and profound change to our way of life and languishing, malevolent threats to our environment, thus humanity itself!

There is a natural rhythm, a cycle of life and replenishment, and we should understand and embrace that symbiotic energy of mutualism and harmonious existence. Like the laws and rules of harmonic proportion, in music, in literature, art and architecture, we are part of a divine and balanced planet, a sublime golden ratio to inspire, and guide us.

Use your many diverse skills, and ingenuity, wisely, with an elegance and humility, showing by your actions, the indelible commitment to community, humankind, and the natural world. We must always be prepared to take the opportunities that may come your way, as this offers new and inspired challenges, both intellectually and physically. There are constant challenges amongst peoples and nations, those fighting for supremacy, or just fighting to survive the many incursions by poverty, famine, and warring factions.

We must therefore fight for peace so that we may live equitably and in harmony, not ignominy; be aware of what unites us, and be very aware of those recalcitrant spirits seeking to divide us, posing an exponential threats to world unity and peace.

It is our absolute duty to protect core values of decency, freedom of expression and human rights and to eradicate poverty and servitude, division and entropy; rather we must fight for unity and freedom from tyranny and profligate neglect. Humankind must act together to eradicate hunger and war, to obviate the culture of drugs and addictions, human trafficking, suppression and violation of human rights, furthermore, expose and isolate, from the rest of the world, those hostile pariah states who suppress freedom and impose nihilistic controls, restrictions and fear. They should indeed be isolated and all trade with them ceased forthwith.

If we are to live in a world of inclusivity, social obligation, freedom of expression, political stability and justice, we should be prepared to apply sagacious, incisive sanctions and show through example and commitment, in endorsing the principles of equality, harmony, justice, and freedom. We must therefore examine our relationships with the Chinese State, the Russian Federation and those countries of the Arabian Peninsula, who shamelessly deny civil and human rights, exercise controls and punishment on their people, but significantly, seek to diminish the rights of the individual, and abstractly exercise their subversive malevolent activities on the civilised world. Such pariah states may be capable of self-determination and autonomy in all respects, but should be consigned to the wilderness, and their vacuous life of entropic authoritarianism; there are no circumstances to countenance their inclusion in a new, connected and urbane, world order.