Category: A Mature Culture
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Towards a mature culture?
I indicated in my last post that, for the present, I will focus on what I believe we need to move towards so as to have an effective world culture of maturity. To repeat what I wrote last time: “I believe that the single greatest need we currently have as a species is to become…
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The Problem of Visioning
Having a vision is a problem! There are, unfortunately, multiple problems with having a vision. Earlier, I mentioned three phases to an effective vision. First, an emotionally rich, multi-sensory vision. How to achieve this? Whenever I analyze a problem, and create a detailed statement or list of how I should respond or what others should…
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A Vision of A Mature Culture
As I explore the issues of our culture, I start with Vision because it is essential to our being. As the Cheshire Cat said to Alice: “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will do.” Vision is what motivates us: we want to move towards it. (We want to move away from…
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The Power of Visioning
Vision is like a good novel — it is a fiction that motivates. From Murakami on Gaza (thanks to John Hanagan on Facebook). Haruki Murakami accepted the Jerusalem Prize for Literature in 2009. This is from his acceptance speech. “Between a high, solid wall and an egg that breaks against it, I will always stand on…
Awakening From Your Anger 