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"I have spent hundreds of hours trawling through countless UN reports and
scientific papers until my eyes sting and I can no longer absorb any more
information. I feel overwhelmed and saturated with sorrow. As a sensitive
person with a difficult background, sometimes I find the reality of the world
we live in unbearable. I just can’t understand why we inflict so much pain on
each other and our planet.
There are days when it’s hard to take in all of the senseless destruction and
somehow try and accept so much avoidable suffering. Increasingly I fantasise
about quitting my job; I dream of living a simple, escapist life by the sea. I
want to learn how to be delusional, to be somehow blind to the reality of the
world shifting before my eyes.
While I struggle to not give in to my own despair, I know it’s wrong to expect
young people and the unborn to clean up the world’s mess. They have inherited a
problem not of their own making. My privilege, education and conscience deny me
the luxury of looking away. Although sometimes it takes a heavy toll, I want to
share everything I can as quickly as possible while I still can because I know
that time is running out. I’ve come to realise that the only way forward is not
a detour through denial, but straight through the heartland of grief."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
