Charlie Rose and Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

This is just one example why Charlie Rose rocks . . . Here's a small snippet of his meeting with the highly articulate Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew. Both so cool, I became a fan of both of them on Facebook. Reminds me, the Patriarch's voice, of Max Von Sydow.

Excerpt of transcript from full interview:

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW: I used to say that the ecological problem is not [merely?] an economic or a political problem. It is mainly a spiritual and ethical question, because it shows our relation not only to God or with God, but also our relations with the creator of everything according to our faith, but also our relation to his creation, because the creation is creation of God is also sacred, and we have to respect it and to protect it according to the order of the first book of the Old Testament, and simply to use it and not to abuse it.

Think of the coming generations who must share the same treasures, the same resources of the planet as we do today. . .

Any living religious leaders or talk show hosts who float your boat? Besides Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso,the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, that is?

In the immortal words of Chuck Berry, C'est la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell . . . Full interview here -- and it's definitely more worthwhile than America's Next Idol or Lost: http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/10696


Today's Rune: Partnership. Happy Spring (Vernal) Equinox, all!