Refugees: Do We Help Or Ignore Our Humanity?
My question is – did authorities know the boat was in distress days before? If so, why didn’t they respond. Perhaps the debate should investigate authorities attitudes and if found that distress calls were ignored as a way to punish boat people through death, then I would assert criminality is at play. … Continue reading
Australia: Legislation Seeking Asylum in Aladdin’s Lamp of Responsibilty
I quickly turned on the t.v. to find Federal Parliament debating about asylum seekers. It was the first time I saw compassion in rhetoric as for some the realisation is dawning of the human tragedy of asylum seekers who lose their lives in pursuit of safety and freedom.
I see the issue here regarding all… Continue reading
Love Is The Toughest Seed
TOUGHEST SEED
A lone voice,
I dare not speak,
To harsher hearts,
To destroy they seek.
I love all people,
I don’t need to know who you are,
There is so much beauty,
Be that rising star.
All the lost opportunities to show each other,
The light that shines in your… Continue reading
A Vision of Life
A Vision of Life
One can cast awareness,
Across the greatest visionaries of time,
They have spoken of humility,
And many read this as having nothing,
Saying nothing,
Expecting nothing,
Seeing oneself as nothing.
Humility is the greatest love,
The outer vision turns inwards,
For one is in love with the vision,
Of delivering the… Continue reading
Happiness in Hanoi
I was invited to Vietnam to clown with mental health practitioners and to inspire a community group. I had a great time and saw that it was my love that touched people, not so much the clown suit. I had this insight at a mental health clinic. The doctor had me come upstairs and I… Continue reading