So intense!!! I like the positive prescriptive approach you and your panel suggest. Going now to spread some mulch as a tribute to your positive thinking platform.
Welcome to the community, Laurie. You are one of the reasons why we created this community: professional + communicator + gifted mind. My gift is storyteller for professions. It's as strange but obvious a combination as Habit Healer. You have my permission to call or text directly and I'll answer. Your name and email are on my SAFE list. I am 301 606 3700. That's a Washington, DC number, living in Texas. Go Red Raiders....
Ok, I resonate with much of what you have written but believe somewhat different on many points. Just a little point as an example: attributing to Heraclitus “change is the only constant in life” I do not believe captures his view of the world and more aligns with Buddhism. Heraclitus, most of whose writings did not survive, introduced the concept of flux which is much more complicated than simple change.
It seems to me that those seeking transformation of their lives represent most of humanity as shown by the prevalence, throughout history, of beliefs in Myths and/or secret knowledge—this includes all religious beliefs. Most people appear to want to be led, to believe, rather than doing the hard work of thinking. People want to live the unexamined life because it is easier and because many are doing their best to just survive in this life.
The religious leaders want to control the populace and get income off the control. The snake oil salesmen of “how to change your life” are simply those making a buck exploiting the herd of sheep who make up the majority of humanity.
Thank you Jim. I have more questions, and I'm glad you do, too. Your response makes me think about a follow-up article on the topic of leaders. Can you be a leader without followers? If you are a leader, where are you taking your followers? If you are exploiting humans to take their resources to enhance your treasury, are you a leader or another thief and con man? I have not dipped into the spiritual area, and I wonder if we have people in our community who could provide context on that area? For some, the spiritual is positive and provides the metacognition and freedom they seek. For some, the spiritual gets mixed up with religion or faith conversations.
So you wish to continue walking the path up the mountain of understanding where you see fewer and fewer people until you realize you are walking alone?
Just know, only my opinion as I do not know, that the path never ends but at some point you may conclude you know nothing as others are trying to feed you hemlock.
Just a thought on leaders. I use the French and Russian revolutions as examples.
If I am correct, it seems that both started out as the herd being leaderless but agitated by hunger and abuse while the privileged lived in abundance. As these herds become more restive, leaders jumped in front of the herds to take advantage for their own agendas. This includes Lenin and Robespierre.
The dynamics between those that want to lead and those that want to be led, seems to me, to be extremely complicated. I say ‘dynamics’ because there is no single dynamic.
So intense!!! I like the positive prescriptive approach you and your panel suggest. Going now to spread some mulch as a tribute to your positive thinking platform.
Wow! Thank you so much for your kind words and featuring me in your article. I am honored and delighted!
Welcome to the community, Laurie. You are one of the reasons why we created this community: professional + communicator + gifted mind. My gift is storyteller for professions. It's as strange but obvious a combination as Habit Healer. You have my permission to call or text directly and I'll answer. Your name and email are on my SAFE list. I am 301 606 3700. That's a Washington, DC number, living in Texas. Go Red Raiders....
Ha! Lovely! Thanks
Ok, I resonate with much of what you have written but believe somewhat different on many points. Just a little point as an example: attributing to Heraclitus “change is the only constant in life” I do not believe captures his view of the world and more aligns with Buddhism. Heraclitus, most of whose writings did not survive, introduced the concept of flux which is much more complicated than simple change.
It seems to me that those seeking transformation of their lives represent most of humanity as shown by the prevalence, throughout history, of beliefs in Myths and/or secret knowledge—this includes all religious beliefs. Most people appear to want to be led, to believe, rather than doing the hard work of thinking. People want to live the unexamined life because it is easier and because many are doing their best to just survive in this life.
The religious leaders want to control the populace and get income off the control. The snake oil salesmen of “how to change your life” are simply those making a buck exploiting the herd of sheep who make up the majority of humanity.
Thank you Jim. I have more questions, and I'm glad you do, too. Your response makes me think about a follow-up article on the topic of leaders. Can you be a leader without followers? If you are a leader, where are you taking your followers? If you are exploiting humans to take their resources to enhance your treasury, are you a leader or another thief and con man? I have not dipped into the spiritual area, and I wonder if we have people in our community who could provide context on that area? For some, the spiritual is positive and provides the metacognition and freedom they seek. For some, the spiritual gets mixed up with religion or faith conversations.
So you wish to continue walking the path up the mountain of understanding where you see fewer and fewer people until you realize you are walking alone?
Just know, only my opinion as I do not know, that the path never ends but at some point you may conclude you know nothing as others are trying to feed you hemlock.
Just a thought on leaders. I use the French and Russian revolutions as examples.
If I am correct, it seems that both started out as the herd being leaderless but agitated by hunger and abuse while the privileged lived in abundance. As these herds become more restive, leaders jumped in front of the herds to take advantage for their own agendas. This includes Lenin and Robespierre.
The dynamics between those that want to lead and those that want to be led, seems to me, to be extremely complicated. I say ‘dynamics’ because there is no single dynamic.
Ps, I accept that in reality “I know nothing.”