Gears of History Turning…

Last Saturday night, the peacock came striding out from the theatre, disturbed by our ‘this is not the message’ review of the theatre’s program for the coming month. As we walked on, he huffed and puffed himself bigger and higher and looked at the same pamphlet we had reviewed, not seeing what we had seen: today’s gospel is no longer the message.

I felt sorry for the peacock.

He has built his perfect life, found the perfect wife, and now feels the cold and hears history’s gears turning.

It was he who used to do the reviewing, he used to be in sync with what’s happening, and now he’s no longer sure he’s on the right side…

Moreover, like all of us the peacock is an endangered species.

It must feel uncomfortable when society moves on and leaves you and your comfort zone in the dust because you’ve been out of touch. Marie-Antoinette knew that feeling (and lost her head in the process; different times but same principle) and her primary reaction is still used by many.

It must be scary and disheartening to know (and we all know!) that what is now happening means we’ll go extinct as a species. The primary response is to protect business until that happens by making sure any representatives in the Congress of the world’s most powerful nation will deny these findings. And when it finally happens, there will be no witnesses, no legal proceedings, nothing…

Just an empty planet, devoid of life in a bi-partisan way.

Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt…

Change is in the air, as it is the one constant in life. It is the driving force that keeps us alive, sharp and innovative. As a species, we have survived all changes in history by sticking together, by reaching out, communication and supporting each other. And this is where the Occupy movement tries to help the so-called 1%

It shows that no matter what the circumstances, no matter how the weather behaves, no matter what attacks are mounted, people can and will reach out, help you, feed you, understand you.

In the end, this is in my view the simple message from Occupy. Come have a look, let’s meet, let’s see where we can make things better. 

This is no longer about profit, it is about survival.

And let’s do it soon, there’s not much time left to save our bi-partisan multi-lingual racially converged asses.

In that sense, Occupy Wall Street could be mankind’s last stand.