Dear Daughter in Diaspora

"Black Environmental Thought Conference"  - oh my goodness, looks like we have a Van Jones, cool-aide drinking, American Communist Dreamer in the family now.  The conference purpose is to invite "outdoor enthusiasts across the African diaspora to engage in translocal and transnational dialogues about environmental justice and to develop an emergency theory of change".  Strange how I never realized that my daughter was a member of the African diaspora.  But I guess it is time for a new theory of change since the one we tried four years ago didn't work out so great. Sounds like the real goal of this conference is to implant a microchip in your brain that constantly repeats the following messages: "Plant collard greens, Vote for Obama, Russia is greatest country, comrades".

Utopia

Man has always tried to create a heaven here on Earth.   The first settlers in Jamestown and Roanoke, Virginia came for that express purpose to create a special Utopian society.   Karl Marks tried to devise the perfect society where everyone would be equal with "to each according to his needs, from each according to his means".   But each has failed completely over the years and for the same reasons.   Those reasons are that 1)The Earth is not heaven and it never will be.   As Jesus says in the bible, "My kingdom is not of this world"   2) That men are imperfect beings with unequal talents and abilities. Some people are lazy and some are industrious some are good and some are evil.  Even the bible says that "the poor you will always have with you".   Those who try to create the perfect society are really trying to create their own heaven here on Earth, because they really don't believe in God or eternity.   They think either that God doesn't really exist
 or that they are actually descendants of Gods themselves as did the Aryans or Nazis.   And if you believe that there is no God and that there is nothing left after you die then the next best thing to do is to try and change the world and make it your heaven so you can live forever.   The Chinese communists under Mao tried to purge the world of all undesirable rich and educated people so the masses could create the perfect society and thus began the great leap forward where millions were killed.   The Nazis wanted to create the master race for a perfect world by killing all Semites and creating a world of only perfect Aryans because only the Aryans were, as they believed, descendants of the alien gods that created Atlantis.    Beware of social justice that requires the "elimination" of all rich people and "unenlightened" old people.   This world is just a temporary passing test, pick up your cross daily and follow the will of God, not the rantings of
 anyone who says they are going to save the world.  Do good and do not become attached to material possessions.  But remember that since this world is just a test, then strive to do what is good and right with everyone you meet. Those who talk about preserving the world but sow hatred and envy of others are evil.  For as the Bible says, you will know the tree by it's fruit.  A good tree cannot produce bad fruit and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit.  The end "Never" justifies the means to the end.  Marks thought that revolution and mass murder were not only justified but necessary to achieve the desired end, "a perfect society".   And over the years millions and millions of people have been "killed" in the name of "social revolution".   Do not be fooled and participate in it.