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Dear Reader
As I am sitting here in the warm embrace of my home I pity the
creatures outside that have been forgotten by those who should
be their best friends, humans. But as we can observe a general
state of irresponsibility and inability to communicate even to
people in our own families, forget other countries, we should
not be surprised by the fact that animals suffer greatly at the
hands of humans. Children are neglected and abused, so are woman
and certainly animals.
It boggles the mind to think that we live in the year 2010 and
still are capable of such barbarism, and thinking all the while
that genetic engineering and implanted chips and drugs will be
the end-all of such behavior.
I would like to point out that new lies do not erase old truths,
and that what was workable before is not necessarily in need of
replacing. Body, mind and spirit are a cohesive whole;
separating the 3 parts is a secret best learned outside the
realm of materialism, in disciplines and arts of a spiritual
nature, that deal with the purpose of life and its components,
rather than fields that dwell on the physical universe as the
only solution to mankind’s ailments.
The solutions to man’s dilemma are definitely not found in the
annals of capitalism, nor communism. However, what was once
considered strictly the realm of the imagination has found to
have profound influences on our behaviour and survival potential
as sentient beings consisting of body, mind and spirit. In the
study of these we find amazing answers that rival some sciences
in findings and clarity of thought, in miraculous revelations,
if we are willing to look and explore, rather than dismiss in
disdain.
The fears with which we are confronted daily through the
triggering bad news of an environment that appears to be nothing
but dangerous immobilize us to real possibilities for real
change. We are reeling from the snide remarks whispered to us in
confidence by so called friends, or shouted at us with authority
in the news and from governments. We have abdicated our rights
to decide for ourselves and take third party advice without
looking for ourselves for the simple solutions that could be put
into motion for betterment.
We have handed over our responsibilities to entities we do not
even know personally, thus we can be abused unsuspectingly of
our rights, our so called human rights, which grew as a
universal reference in Canada to be held up high as a shining
beacon of freedom for all.
And what has become of that? We see abuse everywhere but do very
little about it. It is likely that we do not know our rights
well enough to ask for them to be observed strictly and
diligently. When we see something that appears wrong we just
shake our heads and say: What can I do?
We forget that something can always be done about it. We just
have to get a bit smarter and not leave everything to those we
elected in good faith. They are subject to the same pressures of
this universe as the rest of us and they can fail us, and have,
as we know.
 We invite you to participate in this process, as we are
preparing this year to add a stronger voice for human rights.
Stay tuned for the development of a dialogue. We can no longer
afford to sit quietly and let everything go down the river.
We are humanity; we have to change ourselves and those around
us, no one else is going to do it for us.
I wish all of us a wonderful and interesting New Year, lots of
positive changes that we can bring about together.
Happy New Year
Sybille Forster-Rentmeister
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