Our Humane Ed Reflections: MS. GAYLE POSTED THIS QUESTION TO US AT THE END OF OUR TEN-WEEK SESSION HERE ARE OUR ANSWERS AND REFLECTIONS:
Imagine that you are very old and at the end of your long life. You are
sitting on a park bench, and the air is fresh, clean, and fragrant with
flowers. You can hear the sounds of birds and crickets. You are thinking
back on your life, remembering when the Earth was in grave danger,
when wars, poverty, racism, ecological destruction, animal cruelty, and
other forms of injustice and bigotry were commonplace. You smile,
realizing that so many problems have been solved, that prejudice is a
distant memory, and that people have learned to live harmoniously and
sustainably on the Earth and with other beings. As you are imagining
these changes, a child comes up to you and joins you on the bench. This
child has learned about the problems the Earth, its people, and animals
once faced and turns to you, asking what you did to help make the
world so much better. What will you say to this child?"
sitting on a park bench, and the air is fresh, clean, and fragrant with
flowers. You can hear the sounds of birds and crickets. You are thinking
back on your life, remembering when the Earth was in grave danger,
when wars, poverty, racism, ecological destruction, animal cruelty, and
other forms of injustice and bigotry were commonplace. You smile,
realizing that so many problems have been solved, that prejudice is a
distant memory, and that people have learned to live harmoniously and
sustainably on the Earth and with other beings. As you are imagining
these changes, a child comes up to you and joins you on the bench. This
child has learned about the problems the Earth, its people, and animals
once faced and turns to you, asking what you did to help make the
world so much better. What will you say to this child?"