Author Archives: dgermann
Grandson of a granddaughter
I am the grandson of a grandson You the granddaughter of a granddaughter That is enough :- Doug.
A better human community
Not here to make a better world—a better human community. :- Doug.
You promise better
What is your promise toward making better our species? How do you fulfill it? :- Doug.
Draw good from us
You’ve done good Now elder Draw good from us :- Doug.
Always new from elders
There is always something new out of elders. :- Doug.
Inspire it out of them
Whatever we leave for later generations we won’t teach it into them: we’ve got to inspire it out of them. Same as what we have to receive from the generation 300 years ago. :- Doug.
Nothing to teach
I’ve nothing to teach, plenty to invent! :- Doug.
Weaving dance
Conversation is weaving— story too weaves— dance :- Doug.
New vantage
New vantage + story + 300-year focus + conversation = our course to kinder humanity :- Doug.
Experience → life
Experience → reflection → meaning → chasm → insight = questioning = life :- Doug.
Somehow one story
The generations, 300 years ago, 300 years ahead, and now, are writing the one story, somehow integrated into one. One story. :- Doug.
Sense of the whole
Having saved only 1 person’s letters we yet get a sense of the whole conversation. So too with the 600 year conversation. :- Doug.
The 600-year story
We are in the middle of the 600-year story. :- Doug.
hand in hand
Conversation most often is or embeds story—what happened, our pain, our celebration, our dream, the new plan will carry a brighter day. Conversation and story are not the same but they often can be seen walking hand in hand. :- … Continue reading
Is story
Conversation is story is conversation :- Doug.