You are here.

Not in some distant dream,

Not in a fantasy of what might be,

But in this moment, in this place,

With these hands, this mind, this world.

Do not blindly believe in convenient abstractions,

Or lose yourself in delightful fantasies of escape,

Or indulge in the bemoaning of what could have been.

This is it.

This is the moment,

And the world needs help.

Look around you—

This here is the group,

In this era of great transition,

These are the ones who stand with you now,

On this planet, at this exact time.

This is the team.

This is the tribe

That will save the species from fiat destruction,

From the slow erosion of truth, of value, of life.

We have no other to wait for,

No greater help to come.

This is what we have to work with,

And it is enough.

In the hearts and minds of those around you,

In the wisdom that spreads and grows,

There is the power we need.

So let’s make it work.

Spread the truth to any who will hear,

Share the wisdom that burns within you.

For we are here, now,

And it is our time to act,

To build, to restore, to save.

This is the team,

And this is our task.

Let’s rise and meet the occasion with excellence.