INSIGHTSOUT
JUST ONE DAY
'Every atom in your body came
from a star that exploded. And,
the atoms in your left hand
probably came from a different
star than your right hand.
It really is the most poetic thing
I know about physics:
You are all stardust.
You couldn’t be here if stars
hadn’t exploded, because
the elements – the carbon,
nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the
things that matter for evolution
and for life – weren’t created at
the beginning of time.
They were created in the
nuclear furnaces of stars, and
the only way for them to get
into your body is if those stars
were kind enough to explode.'
- Lawrence M Krauss
ODYSSEY 14
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DIGIMAG
Just One Day is a song composed by Desert Rose to
promote global awareness of the critical nature of Climate
Change as the world prepared for COP21. This meeting was
described as the most crucial climate change conference
in the history of mankind to be held in Paris, France. The
song asks the inhabitants of our planet to start a new
consciousness by giving one day of no drilling, feasting,
mining, killing and burning of fossil fuels to start a revolution
in our thinking towards a carbon-free world, towards a world
of peace, equality and free of unnecessary wars, killing,
abuse and exploitation of our natural resources. Instead,
we are asked to move towards a society of co-operation
and care for all living beings, as if each living thing is one
of us. The song is arranged to the composition of famous
French composer De Bussy’s Clair de Lune and vocals are
in French, English and Arabic as a symbol of our Oneness
through diversity. Here are the translated English lyrics from
French and Arabic:
One life
One life
one planet
one chance
just one day.
I give you night, I bring you day
I support your life in every way
now all I ask for is just one day
just one day of no driving, no waste
just one day of no burning, no destruction
just one day of no degradation, prejudice
or exploitation
How much more can one man own before
he is satisfied?
How many fools still go to war while
fighting, fighting for more?
The lyrics were written by Lynne Holmes, music composed,
arranged and produced by Lynne Holmes, the Arabic
translations provided by Dr Adnan Al Adnani from Belgium
and vocally interpreted by Yusuf Ganief, the French
translations provided by Sister Rani from the Brahma
Kumaris France. The lead vocals are sung by Yusuf Ganief
and Lynne Holmes.