Gift to the generations to come

papananook

5-9-2008 7:09 PM

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<BR /><BR /><DIV>I first read these words over thirty years ago in the book Lady of the Lotus by William Barrett.  It is from the Vedas.</DIV><BR /><DIV>It is a good guide on how to live for the future generations as well are our own.</DIV><BR /><FONT color="#003366" size="3"><BR />I have a son.<BR />I owe a debt to my son,<BR />To the children of my son<BR />And to their children.<BR />Each gift that I give,<BR />I give many times; <BR />To my son,<BR />To the children of my son<BR />And to their children.<BR />I must take care<BR />That I give no evil<BR />For the evil will be multiplied.<BR />The seeds of my example<BR />Shall grow into trees in their lives.<BR />I would give a fair forest <BR />To my son<BR />To the children of my son<BR />And to their children.<BR /><DIV>I pray that this may be.</DIV><BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /></FONT></DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/76E2EDDB-4CFE-4E98-8CC7-FF00F9BD40BA/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

papananook says:

Hits home for me. Why I get riled up about environmental honesty here and suffer no fools foot-dragging, including the Gov't of my country.