The Miracle of a Single Flower Clearly

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change. 

~ Buddha

On this Earth Day we take time to honor the Earth and all it gives to us. It is literally our source and our support.  We live on Earth.  It is our home.  As my young friend and artist, Cameron, said today, "we live on a being."  And no matter your spiritual beliefs or lack thereof, it was created for us with us and in essence, as us.  We, along with Earth, co-exist and to not live in harmony will lead to certain calamity.  Without Earth we would obviously cease to exist. 

Coincidentally today is also Good Friday.  In the history of mankind no greater story has been told.  It is the resurrection of all that is holy.  Springing forth from the Earth, new life and the promise that it will continue on in eternity.  Yes, Jesus promised eternal life.  And because eternity is a concept we cannot wrap our finite minds around, we accept on faith and, yes, know instinctively, the life will go on even if we, its stewards, fail at our jobs.

So as the Buddha said, if we could only see clearly the miracle in a single flower, we would never, ever disrespect Nature and God again.  As Mark Twain once said, "Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it."