From Empire to Earth Community - David Korten

Post by **Linnea** » 11-29-2003 06:36 PM

from David C Korten -

"We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a time when humanity must choose its future."

"Empire or Earth Community? That is the choice before us. It is a choice defined by an epic struggle with deep roots in the human psyche that extends back to the earliest human experience. It is embedded in sharply contrasting world views. And it leads to dramatically different visions of the human possible. To understand this struggle is to understand the profound significance of the Earth Charter."

"Democracy is an unfinished project, as is the America of liberty and justice for all. It falls to we the people at this extraordinary historical moment to carry these projects forward."

"There are many possibilities. Here in America it may begin with something as simple as good conversation, because it is only through engaging one another in conversation on the things that matter that we truly come to know our own minds and those of our neighbors — an essential step toward bringing democracy alive."

"Those of us who are engaged in the active practice of progressive citizenship have for too long thought of ourselves as representatives of an embattled fringe minority. It is time we begin to think and act like members of the new majority we are — an Earth community majority.

These are turbulent and frightening times. There is good reason to feel despair. Therefore it is important to remind ourselves that we are privileged to live at the most exciting moment in the whole of human history. For this is the moment when we are being called by the deep forces of creation to awaken to a new consciousness of our own possibilities and to embrace the responsibilities that go with our collective presence on the living jewel of life called Earth. We have the need and the means to create a true Earth community. The choice is ours. The time is now. We’re the one’s we’ve been waiting for. "

Excerpted from:

Earth Charter Community Summit ~ Seattle Keynote, September 28, 2002

http://www.futurenet.org/iraq/kortenempire.htm

theWAVE · Post by **theWAVE** » 11-30-2003 11:22 PM

"We’re the one’s we’ve been waiting for. "

Yes, we are the one's, how much longer do we wait?

When in total, we all know this' and one by one when we cross that bridge.

I am delighted to know' one by one' will do just fine.

As long as there is one that will lead, there will be many that follow.

Back to the Garden'... With new insight and new knowledge.

Devastated · Post by **Devastated** » 12-01-2003 07:50 AM

But where does this fit in with John Lear's theories?
I don't want to take too much for granted. It's best to be prepared for ANYTHING!

theWAVE · Post by **theWAVE** » 12-01-2003 02:56 PM

You whoo'...what are ya goin' to do???

How does one prepare?
and prepare for what?
Death and destruction
or
Life everlasting life'

Hope to see you there...

And hear your story you will tell about the experience- this one.

The one that is now} 'i am' { here.

Time & Space Traveler's...

WE IS"

Devastated · Post by **Devastated** » 12-01-2003 04:25 PM

It's all one to me.

Pappy · Post by **Pappy** » 12-11-2003 11:58 PM

theWAVE wrote: "We’re the one’s we’ve been waiting for. "

Yes, we are the one's, how much longer do we wait?

When in total, we all know this' and one by one when we cross that bridge.

I am delighted to know' one by one' will do just fine.

As long as there is one that will lead, there will be many that follow.

Back to the Garden'... With new insight and new knowledge.

Love you're mockery of peoples' misplaced apostrophe's.

Bugs me, too.

Cheers.

LisaA · Post by **LisaA** » 12-19-2003 10:32 AM

What part will excellence in punctuation play in this new consciousness? Will we consider the basic ability to communicate acceptable for the overall majority, or will we continue to strive for an understanding that its means 'belonging to it' and it's means 'it is'? I'm only half joking. Will the desired world of cooperation and the rejection of empire mean a rejection of merit? Does anybody know what I mean by this?

Devastated · Post by **Devastated** » 12-20-2003 07:40 AM

APOSTROPHE'S

Own that one, smarty Pappy!

Pappy · Post by **Pappy** » 01-10-2004 01:24 AM

*grin*

A day or so after I posted my original article, after reading other posts from said poster, I realized that he wasn't parodying the article at all. He/she always posts this way. I tried to delete my post but couldn't.

I waited for some fall-out, and had an apology at the ready, but it took a while.

It's a pet peeve of mine, is all. Nothing important.

I certainly didn't dismiss the article's content on that basis.

It's minor, really.

Love to all.