And the people stayed home.
And they read books.
And listened
And rested
And exercised
And made art
And played games
And learned new ways of being
And were still.
And listened more deeply.
Some meditated
Some prayed
Some danced.
Some met their shadows.
And the people began to think differently.
And the people healed.
And
in the absence of living in
Ignorant
Dangerous
Mindless
And heartless ways,
The Earth began to heal.
And when the danger passed
And the people joined together again
They grieved their losses
And made new choices
And dreamed new images
And created new ways
To live and heal the Earth fully.
As they had been healed.