Monthly Archives: May 2021
What color are the sparks?
And so in the late 22nd century we began to experiment with putting together various types of people with other types. (You wonder why we had not tried that before, or at least I do.) When an introvert and a … Continue reading
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Humans need, do?
What do humans need? What good can they do? :- Doug.
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A profound Work
It is a profound Work, a holy work, to give attention to those who come behind us. It is to add our part, perhaps a better definition, to the task of becoming human. Can future generations become more human? Can … Continue reading
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Abandoned campfire circles
I am seeing now that this work is not necessarily a conversation which is a circle, rather a spiral, a progression with perhaps abandoned campfire circles along the way. It is a work that is not ever complete, but one … Continue reading
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The work will continue
Remembering our grandchildren Remembering what’s shared The work will continue :- Doug.
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What to leave the grandchildren
The only thing fair to leave the grandchildren is a task too large for your lifetime and theirs. :- Doug.
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pick up
This silence To be shared A place To pick up The same questions :- Doug.
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Same questions
Centuries for shared silence In here we can pick up The same questions :- Doug.
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Does not grow and last
Community does not grow and last; it takes weaving. :- Doug.
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Weave across centuries?
Can we meticulously weave community and organization across centuries? :- Doug.
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Can we talk?
Can we talk? It will be work Is there precedent? There will be pain There may be joy There will be violent opposition It may backfire It will be lonely Won’t get what we expect It is sabotage In the … Continue reading
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Quiet flows too
Who says conversation has to be direct and answered in words or glances? Quiet flows too. Answering may return to another, elsewhen. :- Doug.
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By kindred surrounded
By kindred souls of many generations surrounded :- Doug.
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in silence shared
Meet the grandchildren in silence shared :- Doug.
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fecund mesocosm
We study the microcosm for scents of the macrocosm, for ranging truths and long patterns, for how we might live our microcosm. Less often we regard the fecund mesocosm, the community and our companions. Let us learn, together. :- Doug.
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traces of future people
We ask questions. What can we learn of humanity? Of ourselves? What is our role in the stream of humanity? What can we learn of coming generations? The flow of humanity is seldom if at any time straight lines and … Continue reading
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