Venezuela Is Rising

We are back home from our G.A.T.E (Global Awareness Through Experience) journey to Venezuela. The seeds of a nonviolent social revolution have been planted and are taking root. This Bolivian revolution, as it is called, is a bottom-up revolution. Venezuela is changing from a representative democracy to a participatory democracy. Venezuela is a country driven by missions, a mission of education, health care, communication, participation in government and food and housing for all. Everyone from the least person in the barrio to the wealthiest businessperson is treated with dignity and respect. This social revolution is not perfect and has a long ways to go. However, the majority of the people are determined and with each day the revolution grows and new seeds of hope are planted. More about Venezuela and lots of good pictures will be coming on the Nonviolent Worm.

Speaking of seed, the tomato seeds, cucumber, zucchini, eggplant and other seeds planted in the sunroom before the journey have taken root and the seedlings are growing. My partners in the DMZ garden had all kinds of good news about new plants they have seeded or gathered for the DMZ garden. I left Milwaukee for Venezuela at the end of a long cold winter to return to a bright sunny spring day. It felt so good to get out in the garden today to prepare the ground for new seeds and new plants. There is a Zen saying that “No seed ever sees the flower” but sometimes we, the broadcasters of seeds, do see the flower.

Now that I am back the postings of the Diary of the Worm will resume, and there will more about growing power and nonviolence in everyday life. The journey to Venezuela was a busy time, not exactly the reflective time I was looking for. But it was a journey full of hope. As I felt Buried in Guatemala, I experienced the hope of the Resurrection in Venezuela.

Comments

(:commentboxchrono:)