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More very short fiction. Hope to inspire. I wrote this a few years back.
I was — and still am — a nobody. I had no special talents or qualifications. And I didn’t really do anything but speak out with common sense. The fact is, the human race is pretty sensible. Our leaders — mired in ridiculous destructive ideology — were dumb.
They overestimated themselves and, fortunately for everyone including them, we easily prevailed. Think about it. How can a few hundred people who seek only to maximize their wealth and power control billions who prefer to save the Earth from climate catastrophe?
Greta Thunberg — the Gandhi of the 21st century — set the ball in motion with worldwide student strikes and by publicly embarrassing leaders with her clear direct public speeches. She invited adults to join with the children, and many joined the protests. But it wasn’t enough.
Adults either weren’t ready to make the necessary sacrifices or they just didn’t know what to do. For the people in power, the failed business and political leaders of the world, everything continued as usual.
Until the boycott.
I was pleased that I had survived heart surgery and was recovering nicely. I was feeling so good that after a few weeks I took a bus to City Hall a few days a…
