Category Archives: Eldering

Think beyond the future of humanity. :- Doug.

Your long range is way too short. :- Doug.

Can we approach the possible end of humanity with equanimity, able to say “That’s the way of species: eventually they die away?” If we can, then we can see us fairly. Then our work is far larger than a better … Continue reading →

Think about the future for the benefit of the future. :- Doug.

How ought we make our world-bed in which our grandchildren will awaken? :- Doug.

What do we not want to give the eleventh generation? :- Doug.

A Trip Deep Into the Future :- Doug.

We can meet our generations perhaps through common threads—faith, place, culture, country. We can explore these in journals, writing, reverie, and meetings with today’s elders. :- Doug.

Converse with generations by leaving them a gift. What gift would last? What gift would speak? :- Doug.

My thinking of 300 years and 11 generations is perhaps not only a piker, but somewhat limiting: I am only thinking of people as I know the species, or persons. I am thinking of intelligence mostly in terms of words … Continue reading →

I work. :- Doug.

Ancestor = antecessor = way-finder :- Doug.

Leaving a legacy is bad for our grandchildren. :- Doug.