| Look Behind |
| Sunday, 01 October 2006 | |
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There are some places which should be left untouched, some wild places, some serene and tranquil places, some mountains, some forests, some lakes, woods, some ruins. In the Treaty of Rio Agenda 21, all the countries of the world agreed
that there were, in effect, sacred places which should be preserved for
the sake of the human spirit so that we can wonder at them, meditate in
them, lose ourselves in their spaces and reconnect with the world of
nature...
...of life outside of ourselves, a world from which we are so desperately trying to isolate ourselves in the name of progress. The Cockpit Country/Land of Look Behind plays a starring role in Jamaican history. It was one of the last places where the few surviving Arawaks (Tainos) sought refuge from the Spaniards and where the Africans seeking freedom joined them and took shelter from the English and intermarried with them. It was the strategic base from whence they sallied forth to meet and defeat the British from time to time. Read full article here. |
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