On the eve of the election, I am hopeful of a new beginning. For the first time, we have a chance to put into the White House two men who know that our destruction of the planet is the biggest problem. That is reason enough to elect them.
I have just told my accountant to stop sending money to the Foster Parents program. I have been supporting eight children in various parts of the world. In 1991, I spent over $1700. Already in 1992, I have spent over $1800. I want to cut that amount by two-thirds in 1993. Just when I feel overwhelmed by the tide of poverty and suffering, drowned in the gloom of man’s grotesque torture and murder of masses of people, I am cutting back my support. Am I protesting, giving up, committing suicide, or trying to protect myself?
Let me try to see it. If I am good, they will find me. They don’t. So maybe I’m not. If I am attractive, they will be attracted. Not; so they aren’t. If I’ve given fine performances, they will want more. They seek nothing from me. If they can only think of you, they will ask for you. The agents make sure they think of you. They still don’t ask. There’s always someone else they’d rather have. So…can I see that I have nothing to offer: is this what is being shown to me by their actions (in-action)? Or, do I see my own worth? Apart from them? Am I the oasis or a mirage? Do I exist even if they don’t see me? I am a tree in the woods. Do I exist if no one sees me? If I fall and no one is there to hear or see me hit the ground, am I cut down and was there a sound? Is it possible for me to be standing and be cut down too? Oh, yes. An oasis or a clearing in the woods, I am alone.
It is 10:23 P.M. Clinton sounds like Kennedy. His left-handed gesture is Jack’s. His running mate is the most impressive in my lifetime of vice presidents. It could be a new era spiritually for America. There is a man in the White House who knows what our problems are. And his partner is his equal! Maybe most impressive is that the two women there are their match. We won. Time, oh Time. Destiny, oh Destiny…I am hope-full. May they have the strength and luck to prevail.