We will celebrate Indigenous People's Day 2008 on
October 15 on the grounds of Humanist Hall. The
People's Day is actually Sunday, October 12. But
Humanist Hall and its grounds are unavailable October
12. So on Wednesday, October 15, let's celebrate
Indigenous People by
honoring the four directions on
the grounds of Humanist Hall. And we will hold a powwow
on the theme of reconnecting with the Earth.
We'll
start with a pot luck brunch.
Bring all the food you love to eat and share.
For those who can't make it to the Hall on Wednesday,
please observe our Humanist evocation of six directions
in your mindful heart.
Focusing on the North, let's hope that enough ice will
remain in the arctic for polar bear survival;
and let's hope that there will remain enough cold up
there to keep the ocean currents turning down and
flowing back to the south. Focusing on the East,
let's hope that Wall Street and Washington D.C. learn
humility, convert from free market fundamentalism to the
ethic of small is beautiful, from big brother control of
people to decentralization and democracy;
and
let's hope that the Gulf Stream continues to flow in the
Atlantic Ocean. Focusing on the South, let's hope
that rain comes back to the Amazon rain forest and pours
down throughout Central and South America;
and let's hope that the uprising of the people of Latin
America will be the model that Americans follow in the
near future. Focusing on the West, let's hope that
all the creatures of the Pacific Ocean, including the
corral and the kelp, become abundant and flourish
again;
and let's hope again that the U.S. Government learns
humility and lives not only with the Earth, but with
other governments of the Far East and Middle East.
When we have sent our hopes in four directions, we can
turn to up and down.
Please observe our Humanist evocation of up and down in
your mindful heart.
Focusing on the air and sky above us, let's hope that
the air will be able to recover the balance and
chemistry that an abundance of life gave it over eons of
time;
let's hope that the sky soon returns to its natural
clarity and blue color. Focusing on the ground and
earth below us, let's hope that soil everywhere receives
the nourishment it needs to breed the diversity of life
that makes this planet sing;
and let's hope that the earth restores herself to her
natural purity and plenty.
Thank you.
