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GreeN ThoughT for GreeN EartH

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“Each of us is responsible for everything to everyone else”

- Fyodor Dostoevski

First, the environmental crises we are facing now are at the same time local and global – if not universal. Yes I do agree with this. If you are a green people which has a thought that the biggest sin of all is ruining the micro and macro cosmos, than you will feel that the crisis which happened to the Earth is a universal one – if not local and global. Earth is a place we live in and if we don’t give her our positive energy, then who will?

Second, I do agree that the crises are so huge – until only that science or technology or one single government/community would not be able to solve them. So religions are here expected to play roles. But I’m not going to stressed on ‘religion’, I tend to expected that ‘spirituality’ will play the role. Spirituality – the heart of religion is the language where all mankind would able to understand in any circumstances. Not really that science cannot help or technology, government or community is helpless, it is just they haven’t give their best shot.

Third, yes, there is a fact that every religion has its own language. They have difference system of theology, beliefs, ritual, and ethics. But we should not forget about ‘the heart of every religions’, that is: Spirituality. With this language, the Babelian problem is no longer problematic. Everyone will speak the same thing: ‘A better future for mankind and the Earth.’ Just like Martin Buber stated, “All real living is meeting.” Otherwise, Greenpeace will not exist until today, or other wise I will not have that smile when I saw ‘The Body Shop’ motto: “Againts Animal Testing, Support Community Trade, Active Self-esteem, Defend Human-Right, Protect Our Planet.”

Religion – probably won’t help too much. But it spirituality will able to cross the borders and put everyone in the same level of humanity. They will speak the same things. They will use the same language. And little by little they will learn other language, or even start to understand other language – if not using it also when they want to speak to God. Perhaps … it is already the time where we realize that we’re living in the Aquarian Age and asking, ‘why green?’

Let’s set up what so called by Marilyn Ferguson as ‘The Whole-Earth Conspiracy’ to save the Earth. Perhaps, we don’t have that power like Alwi Shihab (politician, ex minister) had. But in the place where I ever lived, there are several people sit together and meditate to heal the Earth using their positive energy. They use, ‘RLAL’ or the power of Rahmatan Lil Al-Amin, led by Muhammad Shahab (healer from Ledok), they continue their healing process of their selves and of course, Mother Earth. For me, it’s only a matter of how we are creative in ways of living, dying, and healing. And it is as easy as imagining when people from other culture, religion, rich people, poor people, cross over the bridge – the same bridge, where it will lead to a place in which people can sit together and try to solve the common problems. []

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