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by Rory Maher

When I was a school boy, I remember the other boys and I were talking about what we would do if there was a nuclear war. Everyone else agreed that they would rather die than survive and try to live in the aftermath of such a war. I, on the other hand, felt strongly that I would want to survive and live. There has always been a strong sense of survival in me and the belief that a better world can be created and will be created. I was born two months premature and I guess that strong sense of survival, that determined will to live, was born in me then and carried me through that delicate time into today.

Dear friends,
Here at Bhrugu Aranya, we are in the midst of a highly unexpected snowstorm, which has taken us all by surprise. People all over Poland are saying they cannot remember a time when the snow hit before the leaves had fallen from the trees.

I am reminded of Mother Nature’s and our own vulnerability. The snow is both a beautiful blanket of white magnificence, but is accompanied by power outages and dangerous road conditions throughout Poland and other countries of Europe. Nature’s awesome power and glory are apparent, as is our responsibility for caretaking Her.

These highly unusual weather conditions are a reflection of an environment imbalanced. Climate disturbance is only one reflection of our planet in turmoil. We all bear a responsibility in restoring Nature to its state of balance.