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A crash course in changing the world.
Haiku Manifesto
I decided to present the EVOKE manifesto of 2020 in the form of four Haiku poems.
A wise man said -
"Be the change you want to see."
Do this together.
All over our world -
visionaries and doers,
come to act the change
Know what's right -
do that which is good and
therefore be happy
Invite mystery -
entice humanity's will
to make a stand
For all you Haiku nerds out there I have to add that my poems are far from technical perfection. Depending on your definition of "mora" I might be accused of having the wrong number. I lack the traditional "kigo" and my "kireji" leave much to wish for.
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Comment by Turil Cronburg on May 9, 2010 at 4:42pm
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But, but, but, you're the one who said:
Know what's right -
do that which is good and
therefore be happy
So someone, somewhere has to decide whether an attempt is serious or not so that we know that we are doing what is good... I'm trying to find out what you think it actually means to do good, so that we can aim for doing more of it. :-) So we need some practical way to judge how effective we're being. I might think that my attempt at understanding complexity is serious, but how can I be sure?
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Comment by Johan Sundqvist on May 9, 2010 at 5:18pm
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Why do we need a practical way to judge how effective we're being?
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Comment by A.V.Koshy on May 9, 2010 at 5:28pm
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johan
i got perfectly well what you meant
just leave it now
some people only want to talk
just let them...
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I don't necessarily think we do. But you said "Know what's right", and I'm trying to understand what you mean by that, in a very real way, rather than the superficial way that most people talk about things. :-)
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And Koshy, I don't want to talk, I want to understand. :-)
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I really think you're confusing superficial and theoretical. My way of reasoning is anything but superficial, but I can understand if it is seen as slightly too theoretical.
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Superficial and theoretical are entirely different things. You can have a superficial theory and a non-superficial theory. I do believe you have a pretty deep theory here, I'm just not getting what I need to experience what you experience when you say "Know what's right" and "do that which is good". Which is why I'm asking for more specifics, what concrete things happen when something is right and/or good? What actual changes occur. You started to get close with your description of having more people participate in something, and I'm looking for more clarity about the other element that you mentioned of an "honest (or serious) attempt at understanding complexity". I agree that this sounds good on the surface, but I'm not convinced that it is all that important on the deeper level of what that actually is something that we should necessarily aim for. Perhaps an honest attempt at understanding simplicity is what's needed. Or even a jokingly, un-serious attempt at understanding either complexity or simplicity. :-)
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Or even..
A totally fantastical success at being completely oblivious to everything! :-)
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