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Silta minn ittra ta’ Chiara Lubich, il-fundatriċi tal-Moviment tal-Fokolari lil Nikkyo Niwano. L-istedina li hemm f’din l-ittra hi tassew attwali. Tistieden lil kull wieħed u waħda minna biex jagħti s-sehem tiegħu għall-ħarsien tad-dar komuni tagħna.
(…) Qed jiġu llanċjati proposti minn kullimkien biex infejqu d-dinja marida tagħna.(…) Dan is-suġġett hu ħafna għal qalb iż-żgħażagħ, li jħossu l-bżonn ta’ bidla radikali fejn tidħol ir-relazzjoni mal-ambjent, ir-relazzjoni bejn individwi u Stati u fil-mod kif nużaw l-għarfien xjentifiku. Iwissu li l-ħarsien tal-ambjent u l-paċi jistgħu jseħħu biss fuq skala planitarja. U huma konvinti li biex iseħħ l-ideal ta’ dinja magħquda, il-bniedem irid jiġi qabel x-xjenza u t-teknoloġija.
(…) Din hi kwistjoni li fiha rridu nagħtu s-sehem konkret tagħna jekk irridu li tinsab soluzzjoni għall-problemi l-kbar, anki jekk dan is-sehem ikun żgħir. Iż-żgħażagħ tagħna fehmuha din il-ħaġa u ġa huma involuti f’diversi iniżjattivi li juru awareness personali u kollettiv b’diversi modi, bħal per eżempju x-xiri ta’ prodotti li jista’ jkollhom impatt negattiv fuq l-ambjent, il-ġbir tal-iskart li jħammeġ l-ambjent u għażliet li jitqanqlu mir-rispett kbir lejn in-natura.
Jeħtieġ nibdew mill-problemi lokali żgħar biex inkunu nistgħu niffurmaw kuxjenza morali li tkun kapaċi tindirizza l-problemi fuq skala globali. Fl-aħħar mill-aħħar, l-ekoloġija hi sfida li nistgħu negħlbuha biss billi nibdlu mentalita’ u niffurmaw il-kuxjenzi.
Studji xjentifiċi serji taw prova li m’hemm ebda nuqqas ta’ riżorsi tekniċi jew ekonomiċi għat-titjieb tal-ambjent. Dak li hemm nieqes hu ruħ, dik l-imħabba ġdida għall-umanita’ li tagħmilna lkoll responsabbli għal xulxin fl-isforz komuni biex nużaw ir-riżorzi tad-dinja b’mod intelliġenti, ġust u meqjus. Ma ninsewx li Alla l-Ħallieq ta l-art f’idejn il-bnedmin kollha u mhux f’idejn persuna waħda jew xi grupp wieħed ta’persuni.
(…) Fir-rakkont tal-ħolqien, il-Bibbja tgħallimna li hu biss f’armonija mal-pjan t’Alla li n-natura u l-bniedem jistgħu jsibu ordni u paċi. (…) Jekk niskopru li l-ħolqien hu rigal mingħand il-Missier li jħobbna, ikun aktar faċli li nsibu relazzjoni armonjuża man-natura.U jekk niskopru wkoll li dan ir-rigal hu għall-membri kollha tal-familja umana, u mhux biss għal xi ftit, ikun hemm aktar attenzjoni u rispett lejn dak li tappartjeni għall-familja kollha tal-bniedem tal-lum u tal-ġejjieni.
Chiara Lubich
(Letter from Chiara Lubich to Nikkyo Niwano, founder of the Buddhist organization Risshō Kōsei Kai – 1990 , in POLI, R. and CONTE, A., “Life, health, environment between hope and responsibility”, Cittá Nuova, Rome, 2021, pp. 32-34)
Best practices and activities: http://www.unitedworldproject.org/daretocare2021/
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The 4th of October, feast of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology, was the concluding day of the “Season of Creation”, the annual celebration of prayer and action for our common home. Together the various Churches and ecclesial communities around the world unite to protect and defend creation. Chiara Lubich invites us in this writing to have the right relationship with the environment.
(…) Proposals are being made from many quarters to heal our sick world. (…) Young people are particularly sensitive to this issue and feel the need for radical changes in our relationship with the environment, in the relationship between individuals and states, and in the application of scientific knowledge. They also realise that environmental protection and peace-building are only possible if practised on a global scale. They are convinced that to reach the ideal of a united world, the primacy of people over science and technology must be highlighted. …
This means making a practical contribution, even a small one, to solving major problems. Our young people have understood this and have already started various initiatives that express a personal and collective ecological awareness in many respects, for example in the purchase of products that do not have a negative impact on the environment, in removing waste that pollutes the environment and in all choices that derive from a deep respect for nature.
It is by starting with small local problems that a moral conscience is formed, which can then tackle problems on a global scale. After all, ecology is a challenge that can only be met by changing mind-sets and forming consciences.
Many in depth scientific studies have shown that there is no lack of technical and economic resources to improve the environment. What is missing, however, is the additional mindfulness, a new love for humanity, that makes us all feel responsible for everyone, in the common effort to manage the earth’s resources in an intelligent, just and moderate way. Let us not forget that God the Creator has entrusted the earth to all men and women, and not just to one people or one group of people. The distribution of goods in the world, aid to the poorest nations, solidarity between North and South and between rich and poor is the other side of the ecological problem. …
The Bible, in its account of creation, teaches us that only in harmony with God’s plan do nature and human beings find order and peace. If people are not at peace with God, the earth itself is not at peace. …
If we discover that all creation is a gift from a Father who loves us, it will be much easier to find a harmonious relationship with nature.
At the same time if we also discover that this gift is for all members of the human family, and not only for some, we will be more careful and respect something that belongs to the whole of humanity, present and future.
Chiara Lubich
(Letter from Chiara Lubich to Nikkyo Niwano, founder of the Buddhist organization Risshō Kōsei Kai – 1990, in POLI, R. e CONTE, A., Vita, salute, ambiente tra speranza e responsabilità, [Life, health, environment: between hope and responsibility] Cittá Nuova, Roma, 2021, pp. 32-34)
Good practice and activities: http://www.unitedworldproject.org/daretocare2021/
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