Photo: Raw Diamond Cut in Half, by W. Carter, Wikimedia Commons
It’s easy to get lost in the inflammatory tactics of news and social media. As with other times, I turn to earth to teach us. Immovable as a mountain, the gold standard, silver linings and such; minerals have so much to teach us about withstanding difficult times and the importance of holding fast to our truest selves.
We are in the midst of turmoil, we are seeing the very fabric of society shifting in ways we never dreamed. But the reality of us is, we’re as much a part of that immovable mountain and that silver lined cloud as anything else. Our warbling voices that cry for peace and justice will carry over the chaos, our pure hearted intentions shine through the darkness. We are of the earth and it is of us. Nothing can change that. In the fire, the depth of flood, or growing pestilence, we are still children of earth, relative to all.
I’ve written before of the unbelievable journey that some minerals endure to reach the surface. They cross miles of pressurized layers, and molten seas of volcanic systems to reach this time and this space. We aren’t so different. Diamonds are shaped and hardened by the ever growing weight of the world. The red of garnet reminds us of the power and resilience in the blood that flows within. We too can withstand the difficult path laid before us. We are mirrors to our earth. We are children of earth, relative to all.
These days there’s a scandal for every day, a fallen hero for each moment. It’s easy to lose hope. These folks who build their pedestals of shining marble forget how quickly statues crumble. Despite the appearances true change is made everyday by the actions of the many. You and I are the true diamonds in the rough. Built of pressure and chaos, it is we who must raise each other to the surface. It is the many whose voice raised in support becomes the immovable mountain. It is we who will endure. We are children of earth, relative to all.
