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Let hope live

_Gr0cCc0Tts_By _Gr0cCc0Tts_March 27, 2013No Comments3 Mins Read
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“Everything in nature is resurrection” – Voltair. For two billion Christians around the world, this weekend represents one of the holiest periods of the ecclesiastical year, as they commemorate the crucifixion, and celebrate the resurrection of Christ.

“Everything in nature is resurrection” – Voltair. For two billion Christians around the world, this weekend represents one of the holiest periods of the ecclesiastical year, as they commemorate the crucifixion, and celebrate the resurrection of Christ.

Now regardless of your religious beliefs and cultural backdrop, the notion of death and rebirth, of destruction and rebuilding, of cleansing fires and the Phoenix then rising from the ashes, is neither novel nor new.

It is a fundamental part of the human understanding of the natural cycles of life.

And while we could sit here and wax lyrical about loss and resurrection, touting the usual clichés about summer going into winter and winter into spring – the idea that this is possible, that we can allow the old to die so that the new can be reborn, is both freeing and reassuring.

Everyone deserves second, third, fourth chances; and there is endless potential to grow forests of fantastic fortune from the seeds of a fresh start.

Here in Makana, we have just experienced a fortnight permeated by uncollected garbage in some areas, fires in our garbage dump and water outages, internet access crashes and burst water and sewage pipes all over town.

So the idea that we can let that bad energy die over the weekend and start a new week, month, and annual quarter with renewed strength on Monday, could be the tonic we all need.

And maybe, just maybe, our collective understanding that this actually feels like a good time to begin again will bring a fresh perspective from which innovative solutions to old challenges are born.

In the words of the inimitable Albert Einstein, “The significant problems we face, cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them” – and the Easter long-weekend break offers a fabulous chance to let go of outdated rationale so that an elevated approach can take hold.

Ironically, what makes Monday so special, beyond being the start of a week, month and a new quarter of the year, is that it’s also April Fool’s Day; and what better day is there to be the optimistic fool who takes the plunge, believing that from now on things can only get better… if we try!

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