EARth 2010: A Blue Echo from hEARt

Within my mind

I live on a small blue planet.

Everyone seems far away,

No one seems close.

Everywhere is blackness,

Yet abundant life consumes each moment.

I wish and hope

Everyone could see this blue fragile life

Floating in the blackness

Next time they miss the bus,

Next time they forget to look and smile.

We are floating on a blue dot

We should all be frightfully concerned.

No matter what you think, what I think,

We will always be on this blue dot,

Unless we are the masters of darkness

Or the emperors of blackness.

Look at each other

Be kind

Stop

Look up

See blue.

That color came from somewhere.

It could be another color if we don't play our cards right.

Our worst enemies we should hold,

Because even they love blue.

The Sakyong, Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche, Paris June 2002, on the occasion of a solar eclipse.