Letters: Open your hearts to the planet

Julia Butterfly Hill brought her message of how we too can become leaders and not followers. Hill is a dynamic and makes her listeners search their hearts.

It is a shame that most of society goes through a lifetime and never finds their own heart. Julia shows how an individual can make a difference by not giving up.

Throughout history individuals have made impacts changing the world. There is not enough space in this paper to properly list all individuals that have made impacts, but I'll try a few. Do you believe Jesus made an impact, or his opposite, from a later time, Adolph Hitler?

How about Martin Luther King, I guess he did not make an impact either. How about more current individuals that are sorely missed; John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin or Jimmi Hendrix. The list goes on and on and on.

From politicians to athletes to artists, media sells sex. I say turn off those vehicles of control and be free within your self. Everyday we have to wake up in a world that becomes faster by the second, but it is the present decisions that create the future. We need to stand up for our environment, for this planet is an island that holds life for the whole galaxy.

In my opinion, movements start with individuals and slowly build up energy. It only takes one person to stand up and others will stand up as well. Yes it is politics that rule, but we the people have a chance in November, and every four years to make an impact on politics. Politics cannot hold back the human spirit, so vote with your heart and take action that brings a better future.

The bottom line is that you must awaken that part of yourself that loves this planet, and act upon it.

Everyday you make decisions that shape the future. Look at your true self and feel the power of knowing you are trying the best you can, and that is all I am asking.

Thank you to all the individuals that stand up to be heard loud and clear, and special thanks to the butterfly that would not leave Luna, or the last 3 acres of redwood forests here in California. They all have made this planet a better place, and have blazed a tail for more leaders to trek.

Brad Hultz is a senior in fine arts at Cal State Long Beach.