The world as it is...

[Yoshi]

"In the world, as it is, the looking glass world, the countries that guard the peace also make and sell the most weapons. The most prestigious banks launder the most drug money and harbour the most stolen cash. The most successful industries are the most poisonous for the planet. And saving the environment is the brilliant endeavor of the very companies that profit from annihilating it. Those who kill the most people in the shortest time win impunity and praise, as do those who destroy the most nature at the lowest cost........The worst violators of nature and human rights never go to jail. They hold the keys to it."

- Eduardo Galeano

[Liara Covert]

The quote paints an image of imbalanced yet, complimentary opposites that provoke debate about why we may limit our vision and understanding; black and white, good and evil, war and peace, poverty & wealth, highest and lowest.

I'm reminded that much of my perception focuses on the value of what is grey, what not so straightforward and yet, very worthy of reflection. I also think of the power of words as a 'two-edged sword' that can help or hinder, strengthen or weaken, and the ironies of those people who may control power yet, are not always capable of exerting it with due diligence or ethics.