(from 2008)
These are just some musings during an early fall morning. I wanted to think about this in an abstract way and try to make sense out of things. Who know whether I succeeded or not? So take it all with the proverbial grain of salt. It's in response to the millions of organizations around the globe all saying that they have the right perspective in things so we should follow them.......
I don't trust that it is possible to do the right thing with the state of things the way they are. People are idiots(myself included) and the system is set up wrong to have things turn out right. It seems that people will just pay lip service to change and do what is in the best interest of themselves. We all do that. The "right" thing is elusive and not many are built that way - meaning not many will subvert themselves to do the right thing for the many. What is the right thing? That's the question of the day, week, month, etc. The right thing is what is good for everyone. But since that is impossible, the right thing has to come in little sectional pieces and a little at a time. But if you extrapolate it to encompass the whole world, the ideas might not work for everyone and consequently not be the "right" thing at that point. The ideas have to grow, change and evolve, until the general ideas become large enough to fit everyone. Is this possible? I don't know. But you start with the basic premise that what you are doing is the right thing, test it, and then keep growing and test it and so on. Base your ideas on solid ground - like gravity is real for everyone, food is real for everyone, air is real for everyone, and so on and there you go. These things are needed by everyone and at the very least you have solid ground and then you go from there. An example is: Now everyone doesn't want to be a farmer, so how does all that fit into the premise? Like that. So the ideas are constantly being challenged and if it all works for everyone, these ideas will be constantly tested, evaluated and integrated and the work will evolve, hopefully, and grow to encompass everyone. The goal is universal.
Kenny Selcer November 2008
I don't trust that it is possible to do the right thing with the state of things the way they are. People are idiots(myself included) and the system is set up wrong to have things turn out right. It seems that people will just pay lip service to change and do what is in the best interest of themselves. We all do that. The "right" thing is elusive and not many are built that way - meaning not many will subvert themselves to do the right thing for the many. What is the right thing? That's the question of the day, week, month, etc. The right thing is what is good for everyone. But since that is impossible, the right thing has to come in little sectional pieces and a little at a time. But if you extrapolate it to encompass the whole world, the ideas might not work for everyone and consequently not be the "right" thing at that point. The ideas have to grow, change and evolve, until the general ideas become large enough to fit everyone. Is this possible? I don't know. But you start with the basic premise that what you are doing is the right thing, test it, and then keep growing and test it and so on. Base your ideas on solid ground - like gravity is real for everyone, food is real for everyone, air is real for everyone, and so on and there you go. These things are needed by everyone and at the very least you have solid ground and then you go from there. An example is: Now everyone doesn't want to be a farmer, so how does all that fit into the premise? Like that. So the ideas are constantly being challenged and if it all works for everyone, these ideas will be constantly tested, evaluated and integrated and the work will evolve, hopefully, and grow to encompass everyone. The goal is universal.
Kenny Selcer November 2008
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