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Re: -=GAIAN MANIFESTO=-



On 8 Nov 1995 07:33:31 GMT, Jerry F. Razin <jerryr@umich.edu> wrote:

->     My name is Jerry Razin. On Wednesday
->November 22, exactly two weeks from 
->this date, I will be dead.

(Snipped alot of reasons, cynisism (Did I spell that right?), etc...)

Ok, now, what makes you think erasing yourself will solve anything. Or is it maybe you are
too scared to persist? There are two clear future paths for humanity:

1: We will change our ways to the better, either quickly or slowly depending on outside

    influences.

2: We will continue merrily along on our self destructive course, and ultimately we will

     crash and many or even most of us will die. 

Either way, Gaia gets her way. Gaia always wins. Good old mother earth will still truck
along even if we destroy most of her surface. If we do, we of course will snuff ourselves
and will be able to create no further damage. Earth will then slowly rebuild, and life
will repopulate her surface. 

I have often thought of suicide. In fact, I almost *did* do it at work around a year ago.
I thought about just slipping with a kitchen knife and SPLAT!! Blood everywhere. But I
didn't, and I'm glad I didn't. In recent times, I have begun to believe that I am here to
bear witness to something. To steal from "2010, The Year We Make Contact", *something
wonderful*. 

I now see my place in the world. I see a greater purpose. And I feel that for better or
for worse, things will change for all of us in my lifetime. I for one want to be here when
it happens. And when it's all over, people that gave a crap about how things *should be*
may be all that is left of humanity, and that's just fine with me. 

So, do what you want. Either be a coward and kill yourself pointlessly, or stay with it
and help the few responsible and morally consious people like us to set things right.

And make no mistake, your death will be noticed by to few to matter. You are worth much
more to us alive.

And if we die in our cause, it will be death with honor. >:-)

, C.R.!!

 



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