hope
L A S T W O R D
This Blog certainly does not qualify as an eschatological happening, as much as the use of “LAST WORD” might seem to imply. And, I certainly do not anticipate any divine happenings. There currently seems to be no end to those prognostications.
Abandoning now my own NATIONAL HEALTH preoccupation with our feverish times, I would be remiss in not expressing my own spiritual connection to the ultimate question for our human existence: “WHY?” Simply put, my basic answer is: “to take care of each other” and to accept that the full context for any answer may not be humanly knowable. But, in asking it, there does seem to be a timeless interconnection among light, life, and love. The word Faith applies to this interconnection, not in reference to the expression of any specific religious tradition, but in reference to a timeless acknowledgment that the interconnection is real.
The resulting tumultuous, human experience that has occurred over time also leads me to why-ask-why? To avoid a disabling resignation from asking this conundrum, it is likely that we achieve solace, dignity, and humor by a commitment to “take care of each other.” And, in doing so from within communities of action, we achieve an awareness that the ultimate human capability for our survival is our spiritual connection with eternity, our Faith in the timeless interconnection of light, life, and love.
To witness a newborn child, a sunrise, a clump of blooming daffodils in the spring or the waves on the coast of Maine, we invigorate our human experience and its timeless beauty. This human experience and its world-wide survival will probably be ultimately driven by our commitment to our communities of action, as in families, extended families, neighbors, and communities as invigorated by its social cohesion.
The social and political complexities of our times should not deter us in this commitment. I am reminded that the United Nations projects the world-wide population to increase from 7.0 billion in 2012 to 9.6 billion in 2050. The complexity posed by climate change only further magnifies the future complexities of each person’s survival. Life, as we know it, faces unimaginable future dangers.
S U B – P A G E S
BIOGRAPHY I have attempted to identify the significant professional career events that led to my commitment to start and sustain this Blog.
DESIDERATA & HOPE “Something needed or wanted” might apply. Two poems each represent the considerations for defining a well-lived life. The pace of their phrases has its own harmony and expresses an underlying awareness of hope. Needs, harmony, and hope serve the psyche well. This Sub-Page represents a finishing sentiment for the Blog to renew the humanitarian mandate of Human Dignity as the most important enduring priority for healthcare reform.
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