Tuesday, June 21, 2016

I want to live

I want to live.
I want to live where the colour of the skin and where you have come from doesn't matter.
I want to live where war is not a solution and the past is not glorified.
I want to live where power is not abused and I want to live where the poorest are respected.
I want to live where dogma is not dominant and ideas flow freely.
I want to live where meeting people is always a pleasure.
I want to live where my neighbour smiles whatever their background.
I want to live where the elephant in the room is only an elephant in the room, and every conversation is only just what it is.
I want to live where personal views are only personal views.
I want to live where there is no hidden agenda, where you and I can say what we mean.
I want to live where the sun shines out of a blue sky 50% of the time.
I want to live where things that go wrong are not the end of the world.
I want to live where human beings do not hide in denial of mortality.
I want to live where illness is cared for and not just barely paid for.
I want to live where doing business is not a reason for doing the wrong thing.
I want to live where disagreements are understood not vilified and turned into hate.
I want to live where us and them doesn't exist.
I want to live where 'optimist' is not a rude word to be sneered at with scepticism.
I want to live where a diverse world is a reality, not a monoculture of ideas and nature expected.
I want to live where trees are free to grow not just because they are an economic asset.
I want to live where sharing is not considered stupid and naive.
I want to live where the pursuit of heightened experiences are understood for being just that.
I want to live where, if we have to have a god, that it is not just part of an economic balance sheet.
I want to live where being fed up is replaced by awe with what we already have.
I want to live where laughter is natural and heard often.
I want to live where paying taxes is ok because it benefits everyone.
I want to live where sensitivity is not considered crass or impractical.
I want to live where passion is not replaced by neurotic fears that inhibit our real feelings.
I want to live where the shit jobs are made better and the word 'lazy' is no longer used against people who want to do them less.
I want to live where my personal resistances do not interfere with you personal aspirations.
and
above all I want to live
here, and now.