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Group Effort vs. the Individual
Submitted by john on January 19, 2008 - 8:30am.
For What It's Worth
Most of you know I'm focused on building the foundations for the world we dream of. After all, if we don't do it, who will?
The first of those is building community. There's been a lot said about how this is a time when our individualistic ways will give way to a group focus.
I don't think so.
Rather, I think the group is what will recognize and honor the individual. In the past people were pretty much forced to toe the line to the group identity. Either you belonged and went the way of the group. Or you didn't, and were an outcast or naysayer.
In this new world, I see the group being a magnificent mosaic that exalts and builds upon the gifts of the ones within it.
The question is, how do you build such a community without falling prey to those who would steer it in ways that feed their egos, and run roughshod over anyone who gets in their way?
This is the issue I've been addressing in my upcoming book, Spiritual Justice.
It starts with going our own way (thus the WhisperZone slogan). It becomes a foundation for community when we do that while allowing others to go theirs.
The first of those is building community. There's been a lot said about how this is a time when our individualistic ways will give way to a group focus.
I don't think so.
Rather, I think the group is what will recognize and honor the individual. In the past people were pretty much forced to toe the line to the group identity. Either you belonged and went the way of the group. Or you didn't, and were an outcast or naysayer.
In this new world, I see the group being a magnificent mosaic that exalts and builds upon the gifts of the ones within it.
The question is, how do you build such a community without falling prey to those who would steer it in ways that feed their egos, and run roughshod over anyone who gets in their way?
Justice for Every Soul
The question for the future of mankind is how do we build a world that offers justice for every soul? Not give it lip service, but offer real justice where the life lived by every soul is honored and recognized as equal to every other, regardless of circumstance, culture, or other factors now used to divide us?This is the issue I've been addressing in my upcoming book, Spiritual Justice.
It starts with going our own way (thus the WhisperZone slogan). It becomes a foundation for community when we do that while allowing others to go theirs.