How come we don’t see the wood for the trees?
Why must we as a civil society make such a hash of things?
I never understood why so many people wanted to live in London. I tried it for a year back in the late 90’s but found the place way over bearing, obnoxious & really aggressive (& that was just the people begging).
But I’m in the process of reading ‘Natural Capitalism’ by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins & L. Hunter Lovins & it suddenly dawned on me that we really are useless at seeing or standing up for what is really important & what really matters.
Most of us trudge along as though all is right, not caring or giving a damn about the consequences of our actions. I think in all honesty, it boils down to laziness.
With so much information to our finger tips we begin to switch off from the world & narrow our area of concentration to the point that we no longer see the real (big) picture of what is really happening out there – all around us.
To combat this I have subscribed to 2 contrasting publications.
- The Economist, a conservative pro-capitalism weekly newspaper.
- The New Internationalist, a pro-rights anti-capitalism monthly magazine.
I should state straight away that I’m not anti-capitalist, I believe that capitalism coupled with democracy can be a used for great good. But I also strongly believe in defending the rights of peoples to a fair government that will help nurture a stronger civil society.
Lets see what happens, maybe I’ll end up totally contradicting myself with schizophrenic conversations & blog entries!
No you won’t.
I could.
You won’t.
Yes, but I could….aaaaaaaaaghhhhh!
