Wise Beyond Her Years
© Tomas Castelazo, www.tomascastelazo.com / Wikimedia Commons I just finished reading Greta Thunberg's speech to Congress on Climate Change. What an amazing young woman! Then, I heard her speak to those gathered for the UN Summit on Climate Change. She didn't mince words. What a courageous young woman! But, wait...she is not a woman, she is all of 16 years old - a child! Yet, she has the poise and determination that many adults lack and wished they had. What she is saying for all the world to hear is that we adults have done nothing but lip service to the issue of climate change, even though we have known for years (at least the last 100, if not more) that this is an issue. I remember learning that scientists back in the 50's and 60's were warning of catastrophic problems from too much CO2. When a child looks at the leaders of the world and says, "How dare you steal my dreams!" it is tough to hear. True there are those who diligently have t...