For many years, with I hope good humor, I have
told people that I consider not complaining about the weather to be a spiritual
discipline. We have no control over it. It just comes and we adjust, which I do
believe is spiritually healthy.
With the seemingly prolonged winter (though I
well remember April snow back to the 70’s in Wheaton, IL), I have seen and
heard a lot of people all over the country fussing about the apparent delay of
spring. I don’t know who they are blaming, but I still believe learning to
adjust to what we can’t control is spiritually healthy. Yes, when people do
things that harm others, we need to work for justice and compassion, without
letting them control our emotions or steal our joy.
Yes, I am fully convinced that we humans (all
of us together) have for quite a long time done things that have a destructive
effect on earth’s total climate. And yes, it does affect not just my weather
but the weather for all people around the world. We are right to do everything
possible personally, politically, and economically to address climate change
constructively. Having said that, today’s weather will be what it will be, and I
still believe accepting and adjusting to that is a healthy spiritual
discipline.
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