The Gold Mine

7:00am

A day off. I find it a very precious time.

The other day I received an email austencibly about a new gold mine prospect in South America being proposed by Barrick Inc. It would be a massive project involving the digging of a huge area of the rain forrest. It would involve the total polution of water sources for many many people, and therefore, the destruction of their lives. If the 'rumour' is correct then this project would be another example of a company totally lacking in any integrity or honour.

It is the kind of information that stirs such a feeling of powerlessness. Signing all the emails you want will never create the kind of lobby required to stop this kind of greed and horror, in my opinion. Who is going to read them is what I always think. What person, with the power to actually influence a project like this in a possitive way, would have access to this email or care.

I received another email this morning from the person who sent it. Apparently that is an old 'rumour'.

I do not understand how so many people are so ignorant, and so caught up in the greed, that they would even consider going ahead with a awful awful thing like this....for gold yet. For what good is this for anyone. What ir-repairable damage will be done to the earth. Why would they not care or consider that. (I guess that is the definition of greed, eh).

I end up again feeling so powerless.

What I am glad about when considering these acts, is that I have a place to go inside....where the real Gold Mine is. If only these people would know that....they would re-consider what they are doing...I am sure....because the reason they chase after this crap in the first place is because they are so empty inside, and are trying to fill the hole with external treasures.