"I love that you've brought this to attention. An extensive database of uncommon but resistant and hardy plants/foods could be developed and organized by climate. Ease of growth and processing should also be taken in to account. I will try to…"
A crash course in changing the world.
Chapter 1: Fight the Power?
Don’t fight culture
Why? because what you resist persists. I think it is important to distinguish what I mean exactly. In many ways I believe that our current systems in 'civilised' society no longer serve humanity as a community, however how I go about transforming community has grown over time. When I was a teen, I developed frustration and anger towards a very simple and common challenge that people in my life were faced with:
"I would really like to do this, but I don't have enough money"
This led me to start focusing on our entire monetary and free market system. I grew to hate this system, I mean honestly, wasn't the wh*** idea of capitalism supposed to improve the quality of life of the citizens that are within it? Yet when I look around, especially in London, we are working more hours, harder, and in roles that do not inspire us. This is London, a beacon of modern civilisation, how can this be?
I spoke to friends and family, asking "what do you really want?" and to "go for your dreams and passions". I was met with resignation time and time again, and often complete uncertainty as to what an individuals dreams and passion might even be. I pushed these conversations, often to the point of awkwardness, sometimes to the point of confrontation. I left these conversations with even more frustration and anger; not only were people that I love compromising their life, they were lashing out at me for talking about it.
But, I wasn't talking to my friends and family about their passions and dreams. I was talking to them about how their current life is so wrong. No human being appreciates being made wrong, especially when we are made wrong about how we live our lives.
After these confrontations, it was when I spoke to these people, and shared with them my new awareness of how I was coming across in these conversations (a rude a****** with no empathy), then sharing why I even attempted to have these conversations (to have the people I care about live a life they loved and where their own life was their inspiration), only then did these things start happening.
It is each person ability to empower themselves, friends, family, work colleagues and complete strangers to make a difference, that makes a difference. Confrontation maybe a part of moving someone forward, but confrontation alone does not. It is love at the foundational level that makes a difference in this world.
Views: 13
-
Comment by Rahul Dewanjee on March 23, 2010 at 8:52am
-
when we don't know, how can we have what we want....most of us are truly and absolutely living in denial....i really admire the brutal honesty with which you narrated your story. you deserve +1 for Spark...i felt touched:)
-
Comment by Adam Curtis on March 26, 2010 at 4:23am
-
Great story man. I've been questioning myself about what I truly want out of life a lot in the past couple years, and I think I'm on my way now to getting there.
Comment
Latest Activity
Fourth of July on the Lake
This past weekend was the annual celebration at the lake house in Connecticut. It is amazing that the lake is still so clear and beautiful after all these years. The watershed association has done a wonderful job protecting these waters from the damaging effects of development.The wood grill was finally ready to cook on, so we didn't miss the propane tank fueled grill anymore. The food actually tasted fresher than in the past and was easy to keep fueled.Dad was very proud of the solar hybrid…See More
Stinging Nettle
In this blog post I will focus on a plant that is abundant in our nature, and which is immensely nutritious. It's of course the Stinging Nettle. Let's start with the chemical constituents of this plant:37 % Non-Nitrogen-Extracts19 - 29 % Ash9 - 21 % Fiber4 % Fat22 % ProteinOnce the leaves are drid, their protein content can reach an astounding 40 %, which is much higher than beef, which even under the best of circ**stances can never exceed 31 % protein. In addition the Stinging Nettle consists…See More
The meal
It is 7'oclock, I was late home from work due to an assignment that i wanted to get ahead on. By the time I get home I am feeling extremley tired and I cannot be bothered to make a proper meal. I walk to the fridge and open it to see what there is for me to eat. All of the out of date foodstuffs have been automaticaly thrown away by the fridge, they will be recycled tomorrow as animal feed or something. I see i have organic local eggs and some local cheese. Foods are vacc** sealded for easy…See More
Future
FutureToday is 2020/1/1. It is just like yesterday. The war is still continuing. It has started since 2010. In 2010, that year was a horrible year. Almost every energy ran out. Every country’s governments were crushed down at the same time. There were riots everywhere. All of the big company’s bosses were killed xdeadx in the riots. Troops fought each other everywhere. Food was bought up xawayx at once. There were no more food supplies in any shops. The economy was all crushed down. All the…See More
public servants
The exchange works directly for state and public workers and servants. It gives them credit in exchange for the amount of public work they contribute to the community. The more constructive they are based off a base rate the more credit they recieve.
© 2024 Created by Alchemy.
Powered by
You need to be a member of Urgent Evoke to add comments!
Join Urgent Evoke