Where to Now?

Dear Anonymous #2:

I personally believe everything you have written in your comment. However, I'm also clear that I "see" things from my own perspective. And therefore, those with other points of view might also "see" a perspective that is outside of my radar of perception. Together in conversation or dialogue we have the potential of creating a perspective or insight that goes way beyond our individual opinions.

I do believe that part of that dialogue is critically reviewing what we have accomplished. Using history to show that military inervention has never led a significantly temporary or lasting peace. Nor has it ridded the world of evil from everyone's personal perspective.

That's why I have continuously suggested in these blogs that making a difference will only come about when we common people have the courage to initiate and experience differences all around us. Without having to go to the Middle East, if we seriously begin to explore differences in our wotkplace and communities, we would not only make a huge difference, but also begin to transform the human consciousness of this planet.

It's equally important for each of us to realize that the extent to which we separate, divide, and find refuge only in similarities of any kind of group, we contribute to the "Consciousness of Divisions." Such a consciousness always, always leads to suspicion, perceived threat, and ultimately to conflict; armed conflict, in extreme situations. This is the circular history of mankind (notice, I didn't humankind) on Planet Earth. And we still, as a species, don't get it!

The definition of pure insanity is to keep doing the same thing, with predicitable results, and expecting a different result!

I look forward to the two of you (Anonymous #1 and #2) and others to join in this conversation or dialogue.

Again, check out Animal Kingdom on mp3 audio or the hard copy or ebook on Razorpages.com. The book captures this conversation. FYI: When we had the audio download free on this site there were more than 15,000 downloads in eight months.