The World is Too Much With Us

In an age rife with vulgarity and appeals to the lowest denominator separating men—of bawdy humour and raucous, clamorous chaos of the mind; of base indulgences in the most shameless decadence since the gluttonous pigs of the Roman empire—there is something profoundly uplifting in silently observing the tender petals of a flower unfolding in gladness to the spring sun.

In our carefree courtship of hedonistic abandon, the gods of the plains and dappled forest glens no longer call for us; the sweet rustle of Pan’s reeds are lost among the dim steel corridors of our atrophied imaginations, their colours muted and distilled to a dim whisper. Knowledge and experience of the world—these are fine things. But what knowledge is needed to wander pathless woods and feel companionship in that solitude—when do we sit beneath a stirring elm and remain unmoved?

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  1. when I saw what was once a sapling of the bodhi tree brought from india to Sri lanka, what you wrote were almost my exact thoughts, as it had grown into a full grown tree where once, the Buddha achieved enlightenment.

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  2. Pearson, love all that you do. I first saw you on One America News. I believe in you so keep going. One America News needs to be put back on all the news stations again so that the people can see and hear the truth. Please ask the President if he can try to help get this done.

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    1. Thank you so much—really means a lot to hear that. I’m doing my best to keep going strong, and it’s support like yours that keeps us in the fight.
      I completely agree—OAN should be back on every platform so people can hear the truth without all the filters. I’ll keep pushing, and I know President Trump wants that too.

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