Our spiritual tradition sees the sacred as The Goddess, the Great Mother of all, and there can be no greater moral imperative than to care for the young and to nurture the next generation. Not just for our own biological children—but for all, and for the health of the environment that supports life, for we are all interconnected and interdependent.
No one gets through life without loss and sorrow, without times when grief overwhelms our ability to cope, without some instances of bad luck, injury or disease. It is our responsibility as a community to share the burdens, not to let them fall on individuals or isolated families, and especially, not to let them fall on children who have the least resources with which to meet them.
Something is terribly wrong with our values and priorities when we spend billions of dollars to kill and begrudge the cost of healing and care for children, and for adults.
And if you ask, “Why should I provide health care or education for other peoples’ children?” consider this:
You are caring for the future doctors and nurses who may someday care for your children and grandchildren. You are caring for the the farmers, the teachers, the truck drivers, the inventors of new technology, the employers, the workers, the scientists, the artists, the dancers, the engineers, the ambulance drivers, and those who will elect the public servants and vote on the laws that will shape the world your children and grandchildren live in.
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