{"id":1249,"date":"2011-08-04T17:26:33","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T00:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.organiclightphoto.com\/blog\/?p=1249"},"modified":"2011-08-04T17:26:33","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T00:26:33","slug":"crying-black-tears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.organiclightphoto.com\/blog\/index.php\/2011\/08\/crying-black-tears\/","title":{"rendered":"Crying Black Tears"},"content":{"rendered":"

The earth is in pain. \u00a0We are hurting it. \u00a0We poison its water. \u00a0We choke its air. We cut it limbs and we slash into its flesh. \u00a0For all that we do to the Earth, it still takes care of us by the sky sending down its life giving rain, the\u00a0fields\u00a0still give their nourishing foods and trees still provide us with shade and the air we breath. \u00a0For some the earth is an inanimate object held in check by the laws of nature that govern how everything works. \u00a0For others, this author included, see the earth as a living and interactive organism that has a spirit and purpose.<\/p>\n

There are a set of verses in the Qur’an, the text that Muslims\u00a0believe\u00a0was revealed by the Creator to guide humanity to what is ultimately their only success, that speaks of the Earth. \u00a0They mean as follows.<\/p>\n

When the Earth is shaken with her final earthquake.<\/p>\n

And the Earth yields up her burdens.<\/p>\n

And man says “What is the matter with her?”<\/p>\n

That day she will proclaim her tidings.<\/p>\n

Because your Lord inspired her.<\/p>\n

That day mankind will come forth in scattered groups to be shown their deeds.<\/p>\n

And whoever has done a bit of good will see it then.<\/p>\n

And whoever has done a bit of ill will see it then.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Its a weighty set of verses. \u00a0They frighten me. \u00a0But more than that they help me check myself with regards to what I do to and on the Earth. \u00a0I not only consider the Earth my home, but my companion in life and the physical source of what I need to stay alive. \u00a0It is my spiritual center and from which I learn many important things regarding how to live in peace with the Earth itself as well as with my fellow humans. \u00a0It is my teacher. \u00a0It has a persona that we all recognize, for do we not call her Mother Earth?<\/p>\n

Everyone can learn from the Earth if we just open our eyes to what it has to teach. For\u00a0millennial the Earth has taken care of us. \u00a0It saddens me that we do not reciprocate that\u00a0care\u00a0in kind today. \u00a0It seems that in past generations we, as humans, understood the necessity of mutual care between us and the Earth. That what was good for the Earth was ultimately good for us as well. \u00a0Today we seem to have lost our way in that respect. \u00a0We have become selfish, arrogant and blind that our actions, even though appearing self-serving, are in reality harmful to the Earth and to our own existence.<\/p>\n

Faith and belief are sensitive topics, I know, but what if the Earth truly does have a memory. \u00a0A memory so sharp that it will tell all about\u00a0what\u00a0we individually have done on her back. \u00a0That it will stand as witness against us on that final day and bear a testimony that no matter what we do we cannot deny. \u00a0Which group do you wish to be\u00a0among\u00a0– those who have done good or those who\u00a0have\u00a0done ill?<\/p>\n

I wonder if the Earth ‘looks’ at us and is saddened by what it must do to us to rectify its unbalanced state and return to equilibrium. \u00a0I think it will rid us, or most of us in the process. \u00a0I think it knows that and I wonder if it is crying black tears over it?<\/p>\n

\"Crying<\/a>

Black Tear<\/p><\/div>\n

Just some food for the mind to chew on.<\/p>\n

Peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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