Hi Xammy,
I tend to agree with your first point greatly. I 'quit my day job' over twenty seven years ago and have been on holiday ever since!
I've travelled three continents, too many countries to state here, and I feel blessed that I had the opportunity. My life, for sure, has been a privileged one.
I think that on the whole, people are frightened to enter into the unknown, to risk something, to be different. That's why getting a mortgage and settling down, with a nice car seems to be so important and also seen as a sign of 'success'. We need to understand that success is relative.
I first left the UK (as an adult - alone) when I was seventeen years of age with five pound in my pocket and a one way ticket from Dover to Calaise. I spent six months in the Dordoigne region of France. All this for a fiver!
I've hitch hiked all over Europe, I've even hitched a ride in an aeroplane! I have friends who have hitched rides in ships for a few years. it gets to the state where these type of stories become the 'norm'.
But no matter what, when we go back home to the UK, all our 'normal' families are still tuned in to Coronation Street! I mean, what's all that about? And more recently, the TV in the UK are repeating their soaps 'just in case' you missed it first time round! Talk about a brain drain!!
Now with this meltdown in hand, I think that a lot of people will now have the 'opportunity' to branch out and find themselves, as a lot of lay offs will occur, that there is no doubt, and so the population needs to be aware of this so they can prepare themselves.
There will be two types of reaction. Either the poulation takes it as the beginning of a new beginning full of new openings, an adventure, or they will sit on their backside mopsing and feeling sorry for themselves.
I'm sorry to sound callous, but the future will be for those who ACT, just like in nature. The weak and helpless will be left behind as a natural process of elimination. I'm not saying that we should become brutal, but I'm saying we must be proactive to save who we are. I see a lot of 'dead' (uninspired) people in the world who put far too much importance on sitting back and letting the others take the strain, just looking at the world from their remote control.
I don't think it's our duty to try and make people be like us. It must be their decision. If they want to do something it will be done with good intention, instead of doing something because they hae been coerced or feel obliged to do so, so as not to lose face.
You'r right in point three. However, I can't guarantee that every citizen will be freed from their hum drum life automatically. They must be honest to themselves first and plan within their capabilities, must be adaptable and have a certain resistence.
Success to all.
Best regards,
Steve
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Originally Posted by Xammy
Great!
And yes I really think we will be able to make real progress and actually change this status quo.
For me the KEY here is to:
no1: Do exactly that wich gives us the most satisfaction in life.
no2: Try to help other people do the same thing
no3: Not get stuck in the mindframe that 'itīs not possible'
no4: Realise that ANYTHING is possible.
And then there are loads more stuff to do, think about and focus on...
Maybe the most important thing is to actually focus on the cool positive things that we want to have.
Such as a highly advanced compassionate society where knowledge and practice of the arts combined with a sense of 'anything is possible' and 'lets make everybody happy and rich' are the guiding lights!
Peace to all, and lets start, if just with a sketch pad, to draw out the guidelines of the new tomorrow!
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