Spaceship Earth

Buckminister Fuller said that we are all crew members on the Spaceship Earth. To keep the spaceship functioning we all need to work together. Sometimes on this earth we do and sometimes we do not work together. War, violence, abuse of natural resources, global warming are all examples of how, when we are in conflict with each other and the earth, Spaceship Earth goes off course, sometimes resulting in disasters. Peacemaking, sustainability, justice, and stewardship of the environment are examples of ways we work together to keep the spaceship operating and working. Earth Day gets bigger and more important each year as we realize how we have abused the earth and threatened Spaceship Earth.

Today I got my son Peter to work with me in the garden, He as reluctant but finally did. I could tell the healing power of the soil took effect when he came in and went straight to the basement to play music on his drum set. He was a full crew member of Spaceship Earth for a time today.

A Catholic Worker couple and their daughter came over tonight for dinner. They both struggle with mental health issues but with their faith, love of family and by accepting care are overcoming, day by day, their illnesses. The natural cures of faith, working with the earth, love and accepting care and help have made them stronger human beings, despite their weaknesses. This couple are crew members of Spaceship Earth who are working together to stay on course.

The first stop on the Pilgrimage of Peace was the Natural Cure Center in Hyderabad. It was a place where the full force of nature, water, massage, healthy food, herbs, meditation and yoga were used to cure persons of diseases. This was truly the health center of Spaceship Earth.

We are all members of Spaceship Earth and by working together we can make each day Earth Day.

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