And All The People Said: Amen

From Carpe Diem:

From an editorial by Pete Jermann, a self-employed craftsman and home-schooling father from Olean, New York (full article here, shorter version here):

"To look on the treasures beneath our feet as a threat to our comfort rather than a contribution we can make to a more vibrant world economy, one that multiplies wealth rather than redistributes a static wealth, is simply selfish.

When we accept no risk in our own backyards, we have no right to expect it of those whose backyards have provided us with the gas we use to heat our homes, the electricity we use to drive our appliances, and the fuel we use to go to and fro.  In all fairness, if we are not willing to accept this risk, we should turn out our lights, turn off our home entertainment centers, turn off our heat and learn how to scratch a basic existence out of our own backyards."

Amen.

Let's Find Each Other Tonight, Jose Feliciano