This prophetic message is also taught by the Prophet Muhammad: “If the Hour of Resurrection comes up, and one of you is holding a sapling, finish planting it”
It is an amazing saying. If the End of Days is upon you, still, finish planting. Go ahead with the act, even if it — and you — will not survive to fruition. Yes, there are days that it seems like the world around us is coming to an end. It may — or it may not. But let us keep planting.
It is not merely the fruit of these collective saplings that will save this world; it is the hope, the faith, and the stubborn clinging to the good of us planters that will save our own soul, and save this small, wounded, beautiful home.
Omid Safi
Mindfulbalance 
My heartfelt thanks for this extraordinarily timely post. It came like a cool breeze, opening a space in the fear I’ve felt since a recent dream of the dark having triumphed, that our greed and destructiveness had overwhelmed the light. Your daily posts often seem uncannily apt, and give me a wonderful sense of community and companionship. Thank you, and blessings to you.
Thank you so much. I write what speaks to me or gives me hope and I am glad when it resonates with you. Blessing to you also and on your day, Karl
Loved this, Karl… a message of hope much appreciated.