0
Free Write
Posted by
Vgamer1
,
25 July 2010
·
3,854 views
This really isn’t a joke and I shouldn’t brush it off as such. The only way I’ve been able to deal with it is to laugh about it or to run in fear from it. Now I am accepting and understanding it, wondering if it is something to be embraced or to be stopped. And then I know that my individuality is next to meaningless to the whole that I am a part of. I imagine a breadcrumb falling into a coal engine.
My individuality - my existence - matters to me, and it matters to those that care about me. But that belief is parallel to the whole system. Beliefs are immeasurable things.
It was out of fear and frustration that I haven’t been able to express myself. Also, I believe my communication skills have become developed enough to get across some of the ideas that I have. Yet I’ve got an itching feeling that there is something within me that I must express. That I must share because it is too important to be kept a secret. And then I think that this idea can’t simply be put into a e-mail or even a book, yet it is something that can be grasped and collectively understood.
I have only glimpsed it, only heard its whispers, but it is not hard to see and hear the pain and suffering in the world. It is harder to see those that are suffering do not need to be. It is even harder to see that we - humanity - have the power to end their needless suffering. For the purpose of creating more joy in the world. To have more people to dance and sing and play and work with.
And yet we are prevented by our own perceived needs to help others and to allow others to help us. The world seems to have taught us that only the familiar can be trusted. And even some things familiar are not friendly. But the unfamiliar is creeping up on us. Will it throw us into panic, numbness, or bliss? It seems only time will tell.
So the focus of the problem shifts back to us. What I mean by ‘us’ is middle AND upper class people of the world who have little to no power on their own, but collectively have the power to move mountains.
I keep thinking the only avenue is the private sector. Starting or guiding a company to be a great humanitarian force in the world that also turns a profit. But then I think of how dangerous that could be. If such a company became as powerful as a country and became corrupt as all great powers have - we could have today’s situation but worse since power would be even more consolidated. But what can we do besides organize? What can we do besides meeting with each other and sharing ideas and hoping that something worthwhile emerges. And if a something does emerge, shouldn't it be acted upon? Shouldn’t a worthwhile idea be explored and investigated?
I understand most people are really just trying to survive and be happy, but many people don’t even have a chance at it. Humanity+ and other transhumanist organizations seem to have somewhat of a grip of what’s going on, but their thinking is not in tune with society as a whole. Is there a discussion going on that I’m missing? Is there a plan being formulated to save the world from disaster? I’m guessing the answer is that the discussion is distributed. It is dispersed throughout society.
I can sense that there will always be more for me to know. Otherwise I would no longer see meaning in my own existence. I seek knowledge - ever richer knowledge. And to my joy and amazement, I am finding it.
Life will change so much in the next 50 years. Life expectancy may be in the 200s by then, or it may already be indefinite for those who can afford the technology. I pray that power falls into the proper balance when these things start to happen. I pray this because I understand the great suffering that can befall a person and I do not wish suffering upon any of my brothers or sisters.
My individuality - my existence - matters to me, and it matters to those that care about me. But that belief is parallel to the whole system. Beliefs are immeasurable things.
It was out of fear and frustration that I haven’t been able to express myself. Also, I believe my communication skills have become developed enough to get across some of the ideas that I have. Yet I’ve got an itching feeling that there is something within me that I must express. That I must share because it is too important to be kept a secret. And then I think that this idea can’t simply be put into a e-mail or even a book, yet it is something that can be grasped and collectively understood.
I have only glimpsed it, only heard its whispers, but it is not hard to see and hear the pain and suffering in the world. It is harder to see those that are suffering do not need to be. It is even harder to see that we - humanity - have the power to end their needless suffering. For the purpose of creating more joy in the world. To have more people to dance and sing and play and work with.
And yet we are prevented by our own perceived needs to help others and to allow others to help us. The world seems to have taught us that only the familiar can be trusted. And even some things familiar are not friendly. But the unfamiliar is creeping up on us. Will it throw us into panic, numbness, or bliss? It seems only time will tell.
So the focus of the problem shifts back to us. What I mean by ‘us’ is middle AND upper class people of the world who have little to no power on their own, but collectively have the power to move mountains.
I keep thinking the only avenue is the private sector. Starting or guiding a company to be a great humanitarian force in the world that also turns a profit. But then I think of how dangerous that could be. If such a company became as powerful as a country and became corrupt as all great powers have - we could have today’s situation but worse since power would be even more consolidated. But what can we do besides organize? What can we do besides meeting with each other and sharing ideas and hoping that something worthwhile emerges. And if a something does emerge, shouldn't it be acted upon? Shouldn’t a worthwhile idea be explored and investigated?
I understand most people are really just trying to survive and be happy, but many people don’t even have a chance at it. Humanity+ and other transhumanist organizations seem to have somewhat of a grip of what’s going on, but their thinking is not in tune with society as a whole. Is there a discussion going on that I’m missing? Is there a plan being formulated to save the world from disaster? I’m guessing the answer is that the discussion is distributed. It is dispersed throughout society.
I can sense that there will always be more for me to know. Otherwise I would no longer see meaning in my own existence. I seek knowledge - ever richer knowledge. And to my joy and amazement, I am finding it.
Life will change so much in the next 50 years. Life expectancy may be in the 200s by then, or it may already be indefinite for those who can afford the technology. I pray that power falls into the proper balance when these things start to happen. I pray this because I understand the great suffering that can befall a person and I do not wish suffering upon any of my brothers or sisters.
