Twenty stories of ego!
It seems that these United States is paying billions of dollars for NASA to build a 20-story space rocket which is likely to be too expensive to launch for trips to moon or for anyone to use for any other space missions. Many people including some senior officials in NASA are against the expense for this project. Others justify the project because it is currently providing many well-paying jobs.
One can hear the same argument from those involved in the oil and gas industry, the arms industry and many other industries which are not designed to make the earth healthier and more livable for future generations. Yet, calls to spend large sums of money to replace the aging infrastructure of much of the United States, to provide quality health care or to reduce the effects of climate change are often met with not only criticism but distain.
It seems clear to me that often the use of public money is to shore up someone’s political career or to boost the ego of those who are fearful that it is not enough to leave a legacy of love and the best use of one’s talents to contribute to the overall emotional, physical and spiritual health of the community.
Building a 20-story rocket which seems symbolically a cousin of the pyramids may not be far removed from the use of giant phallic sculptures in ancient Greece or giant penis sheaths in other ancient cultures.
Building or replacing water and sewer system of pipes, replacing bridges, repairing roads, building light rail systems, insuring clean, healthy water supplies, learning to live in tiny houses or intentional communities might not symbolize the patriarchal, sexist, me first attitude which has and, sadly remains a hallmark of some in this and other countries, but these project might symbolize that spirituality is a verb and not a noun. Whether one is Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, atheist or has some other religious or philosophical base, most of us know that in the end how well we take care of each other is the only legacy which matters in the long run.
Daily it seems I am forced to acknowledge that life of any human is only two minutes long. Whether one dies at 2, 20 or 100 it is very short. Daily I am reminded that mother nature will use hurricanes, earthquakes, cyclones and other “forces of nature” to remind all of us that we best live life as if we only had this moment to leave a legacy which is consistent with our spiritual beliefs.
Indeed, just for today, we only have today.
Written July 12, 2019
Jimmy F Pickett
coachpickett.org
It seems that these United States is paying billions of dollars for NASA to build a 20-story space rocket which is likely to be too expensive to launch for trips to moon or for anyone to use for any other space missions. Many people including some senior officials in NASA are against the expense for this project. Others justify the project because it is currently providing many well-paying jobs.
One can hear the same argument from those involved in the oil and gas industry, the arms industry and many other industries which are not designed to make the earth healthier and more livable for future generations. Yet, calls to spend large sums of money to replace the aging infrastructure of much of the United States, to provide quality health care or to reduce the effects of climate change are often met with not only criticism but distain.
It seems clear to me that often the use of public money is to shore up someone’s political career or to boost the ego of those who are fearful that it is not enough to leave a legacy of love and the best use of one’s talents to contribute to the overall emotional, physical and spiritual health of the community.
Building a 20-story rocket which seems symbolically a cousin of the pyramids may not be far removed from the use of giant phallic sculptures in ancient Greece or giant penis sheaths in other ancient cultures.
Building or replacing water and sewer system of pipes, replacing bridges, repairing roads, building light rail systems, insuring clean, healthy water supplies, learning to live in tiny houses or intentional communities might not symbolize the patriarchal, sexist, me first attitude which has and, sadly remains a hallmark of some in this and other countries, but these project might symbolize that spirituality is a verb and not a noun. Whether one is Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, atheist or has some other religious or philosophical base, most of us know that in the end how well we take care of each other is the only legacy which matters in the long run.
Daily it seems I am forced to acknowledge that life of any human is only two minutes long. Whether one dies at 2, 20 or 100 it is very short. Daily I am reminded that mother nature will use hurricanes, earthquakes, cyclones and other “forces of nature” to remind all of us that we best live life as if we only had this moment to leave a legacy which is consistent with our spiritual beliefs.
Indeed, just for today, we only have today.
Written July 12, 2019
Jimmy F Pickett
coachpickett.org
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