Living With the Grief of Climate Change (Part 2)
Social intelligence is the new green.
Change is in the air.
Climate change is in the air.
Global warming is in the air.
Seeing further than what is imaginable.
Seeing beyond my fear of the future.
Life as usual becomes arrogance.
I live with an intolerable grief
It is bigger than me
Is it true that Life is threatened?
No, no, human life is collapsing
And with it many others,
But no, not Life itself, that’s impossible!
My children will face it more than I
My grandchildren will swim in it
Their children may not stand a chance
Confusion about truth
Disillusion regarding solutions
Distortion about actions to take
Where is my hope?
My hope is in my neighbourhood
Social intelligence is the new green
Turning to my community for connection
Creating bonds for revolution
Being stronger than my addictions.
Growing tomatoes and potatoes
Knowing the name of the homeless
Sitting at the beside of the dying
These are no revolutionary acts
They are social intelligence acts of kindness
A remedy for intolerable grief
Change is in the air
The climate of the frozen human heart is melting
Global warming of human connection is in the air.
Marie Naubert