We Went to the Moon as Technicians – We Returned as Humanitarians
“Zenfully Quool Quotes”
By Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
We’re so close to Earth that sometimes we forget how beautiful it is.
Seen from space, our blue planet is remarkably alive —
a living paradise suspended in a vast and hostile cosmos.
On the first trip to the moon,
astronauts were stunned to see Earth rise above the moon’s desolate horizon.
We know that on the moon there are no trees, rivers, or birds.
No other planet has yet been found to have life as we know it.
It is reported that astronauts orbiting high up in space stations
spend most of their free time contemplating the breathtaking sight of Earth far below.
From a distance,
it looks like one giant living, breathing organism.
Seeing its beauty and wonder,
astronauts feel great love for the whole Earth.
They know billions of people are living out their lives on this little planet,
with all their joy, happiness, and suffering.
They see violence, wars, famine, and environmental destruction.
At the same time,
they see clearly that this wonderful little blue planet,
so fragile and precious, is irreplaceable.
As one astronaut put it,
“We went to the moon as technicians;
we returned as humanitarians.”
Rog notes:
Once enough sentient beings transcend their egos,
and realize that we all live on this one and only planet
with limited resources and infinite potential
to feed everyone, provide comfortable housing, and health care
to sustain and improve the human condition…
It will be like ‘heaven’ on Earth…
Instead of waiting to see if the ‘heaven’ we imagine
is for real after we die.
Vote for humanity…
Not a partisan demagogue politician
with divisive self-centered agendas.
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By Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
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a deeper, higher, wider, non-theological perspective
into common sense Spirituality
that most of us folks raised in the ‘west’ never get introduced to,
to fulfill life’s most intriguing questions…