How Much Have I Kept? | A Song for Everyone Who Calls Themselves Civilized

Humanity’s greatest invention wasn’t the airplane, the Internet, or AI. It was our remarkable ability to give even our worst decisions a respectable name. Today, the skies over Ontario turned an eerie orange as wildfire smoke covered much of the province. Standing in my backyard, looking up at that unfamiliar sky, one question quietly came to mind. Perhaps the most important question isn’t… How much have we built? Or how much have we conquered? Perhaps it’s simply this: How much have we kept? This song was born beneath that smoke-filled sky. It doesn’t pretend to have answers. It simply invites us to pause for a moment and reflect on what truly matters. May we leave the next generation more than taller buildings, faster technology, and greater wealth. May we also leave them honesty, kindness, self-restraint, compassion, and the courage to care for one another. 🎵 How Much Have I Kept? May this song stay with you… And may its question stay with all of us. How much have we kept?