(I apologize for not doing this completely in English, Portuguese, and Spanish … since I have so many dear friends who speak these languages of which I have some practice. Moreover, I have a number of special friends in Poland .. and regret that I am not doing a version in Polish. However, in English (or Texan), my first language it is.
Peço desculpas por não fazer isso completamente em inglês, português e espanhol… já que tenho muitos amigos queridos que falam essas línguas, das quais tenho alguma prática. Além disso, tenho vários amigos especiais na Polônia… e lamento não estar fazendo uma versão em polonês. … No entanto, inglês (ou texano), minha primeira língua, é.
Me disculpo por no haberlo hecho completamente en inglés, portugués y español… ya que tengo muchos amigos queridos que hablan estos idiomas y yo los practico un poco. Además, tengo varios amigos especiales en Polonia… y lamento no haber hecho una versión en polaco… Sin embargo, sí lo haré en inglés (o en tejano), mi lengua materna.
Przepraszam, że nie robię tego całkowicie po angielsku, portugalsku i hiszpańsku… ponieważ mam wielu drogich przyjaciół, którzy mówią tymi językami, w których mam pewną praktykę. Ponadto mam wielu szczególnych przyjaciół w Polsce… i żałuję, że nie robię wersji po polsku. … Jednak po angielsku (lub teksańsku), moim pierwszym języku.
President Jimmy Carter’s and my first cousin Elizabeth Amelia (Demmer) Keller’s* wonderful life stories, recent passings, eulogies, funerals are having (I sincerely believe) a tremendous, effective, & good impact on me. They do force this ignorant, somewhat lazy, insecure yet continually recklessly outspoken, ignostic south Texas farmboy & wannabe ecological pacifist … who has been so lucky to have 78 years of wonderful experiences …
–here in his Texas home state/ecological community,
–through agroecology works in Texas, the southeastern U.S., Mexico, Brasil, & Central America,
–in volunteer works in Texas, across the southwestern and midwestern U.S., Latin America, during a month in Poland, & on Pine Ridge Reservation …
they do force me to think about the good, the bad, & the ugly of humanity … and about hope, opportunities, & possiblities despite the (existential) threats from:
terrible disparities; Growth/neoliberal capitalism/inappropriate entrepreneurism & technology … & militarism, consumerism & overshoot; draw-down of the natural resource base; & global climate change …
and from human self-imposed scientific ignorance/apathy/complacency and non-abidance to the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics; the Precautionary Principle; AND ESPECIALLY THE GOLDEN RULE.
The folk of humanity … the good & the evil, the poor & the rich, the powerless/disenfranchised/landless/have-nots & the powerful/monied/landed/Haves … the folk of humanity including insignificant paul bain martin, have been so very humanely & warmly loved by so many! … On the other hand, many of us have also been ignored, shunned, banned, discarded by a deporable many (including neighbors & next of kin, all kindred components of humanity and of all life on Eaarth) because we/I do not fit within their perceptions of capitalistic, Ameeerican, Christian, 21st Century “de facto elitist” norms.
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Yes! I am a significant part of the problem rather than a significant part of the solution. … Still, I do wish through some miracle, or lesser but truly significant happening, we ALL could get along together (including my son Jeremy Bain Martin & his family and I; my family & friends, and others, to the right & left & in the middle of the political spectrum; … all of us)!
With sincere and deep love for all of life,
paul bain martin
7 Ss / VV->^^
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(*Elizabeth “looked” so much like my Mom St. Louise [Kneuper] Martin!)
