Open Letter to the World

I found this gem over at anonnews , an anonymous letter to the world.

We stand at a unique time in our history, the rise of the internet and computer technology have contributed to an unparalleled rate of prosperity for the First World.

We have created for ourselves and empire unlike any other, a global network of constant trade and communication, a new age of technological advancement. We have come a long way from our humble roots in the Industrial Revolution and the days of Manifest Destiny. We are now pioneers on new digital frontiers expanding our domain from the quantum world to the far reaches of space.

And yet, the empire faces a crisis, a global recession, growing poverty, rampant violence, corruption in politics, and threats to personal freedom. As it was before in other times of crisis, the old stories have begun to repeat themselves. The half truths, this time repeated nightly on cable news and echoed through a series of tubes onto the internet: the empire is strong, change is unwise, business as usual is the answer. In times of uncertainty there are those who seek to add to the confusion, to prey on our insecurities and fears. Those who would seek to keep us divided for their own gain. The pervasive strategy takes many very convincing forms: Liberals and Conservatives, Christians and Muslims, Black and White, Saved and sinner.

But something unexpected is happening. We have begun telling each other our own stories. Sharing our lives, our hopes, our dreams, our demons. Every second, day in day out, into all hours of the night the gritty details of life on this earth are streaming around the world. As we see the lives of others played out in our living rooms we are beginning to understand the consequences of our actions and the error of the old ways. We are questioning the old assumptions that we are made to consume not to create, that the world was made for our taking, that wars are inevitable, that poverty is unavoidable. As we learn more about our global community a fundamental truth has been rediscovered: We are not so different as we may seem. Every human has strengths, weaknesses, and deep emotions. We crave love, love laughter, fear being alone and dream for a better life.

You must create a better life.

You cannot sit on the couch watching television or playing video games, waiting for a revolution. You are the revolution. Every time you decide not to exercise your rights, every time you refuse to hear another view point, every time you ignore the world around you, every time you spend a dollar at a business that doesn't pay a fair wage you are contributing to the oppression of the human body and the repression of the human mind. You have a choice, a choice to take the easy path, the familiar path, to walk willingly into your own submission. Or a choice get up, to go outside and talk to your neighbor, to come together in new forums to create lasting, meaningful change for the human race.

This is our challenge:

A peaceful revolution, a revolution of ideas, a revolution of creation. The twenty-first century enlightenment. A global movement to create a new age of tolerance and understanding, empathy and respect. An age of unfettered technological development. An age of sharing ideas and cooperation. An age of artistic and personal expression. We can choose to use new technology for radical positive change or let it be used against us. We can choose to keep the internet free, keep channels of communication open and dig new tunnels into those places where information is still guarded. Or we can let it all close in around us. As we move in to new digital worlds, we must acknowledge the need for honest information and free expression. We must fight to keep the internet open as a marketplace of ideas where all are seated as equals. We must defend our freedoms from those who would seek to control us. We must fight for those who do not yet have a voice. Keep telling your story. All must be heard.

New World Order

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Waves of change. Waves, in their enormity, threaten to uproot even the deepest rooted trees near the shore. Waves, spare no one, not even fish, some of who ride them, and die when the wave lands at the shore.

So what’s the best thing to do?

That’s not the best question to ask, because, just like the sea, a big wave means different things to different animals. To a whale, wandering aimlessly near the coast might mean that he gets dragged towards the shore, where its internal organs will get crushed under its own weight, the whale, cannot stand a chance on land, even though he breathes from the air, not the water. Clearly, false impressions are not uncommon.

The powerful movement of the water causes a significant effect on the winds near the water, this means that even the birds suffer, they might get dragged into the water, and drowning is the next stage.

This is not the final straw yet, because the winds, combined with the water from the waves strike the land and nearby objects with an insurmountable force, huge walls, plants, buildings, even the rocks that sat aimlessly at a nearby cliff might have to move. The point here is, it’s almost impossible to survive a wave, unmoved.

Similar to this, is the rare wave that shapes human societies from generations back, into this new age, because, as we all know, societies were not shaped by those who followed the rules, but by those who broke them. Those who chose to go against the grain. The round pegs in a world full of square holes.

Society faces a significant paradigm shift when these round pegs show up. All of a sudden, we are forced to question facts we held with the strongest conviction.

Fear plays a pivotal role in this, because many of those who get swept by this wave might do so because of their fear of losing to the round peg. They might also follow the wave because the tree they were previously perched on might get destroyed by the wave, or that they may have nothing left in the aftermath, hence, the round peg might offer new opportunities to those deemed to be allies.

Those who suffer most are those who think nothing will change, those who underestimate the power of the wave because, even if the wave doesn't destroy everything, it will leave an ugly scar in its wake. 

Society changes, and a few examples of this are the French revolution, the rally for independence after world war II, the beginning of Protestantism, the fall of communism, the rise of democracy, just to name a few.

Notice that there was always the few who underestimated the power of the wave, and who ultimately paid a high price for it. The new revolution is here with us, and i fear that the lessons from the past haven't sunk in yet.

There are those who bask in their ignorance, those who chose to believe that every new revolution will be forgotten. It’s a common step in problem solving for men. Simply forget about it, and if it persists, then it’s worth your time. This saves a lot of time. Time spent worrying, time spent cowering in fear, time spent in adventures of our imagination, how bad it could really be. 

My Bleeding Pen

One can only see what one observes, and one observes only things which are

already in the mind.

-ALPHONSE BERTILLON

. . . For Mercy has a human heart,

Pity a human face,

And Love, the human form divine,

And Peace, the human dress.

-WILLIAM BLAKE, Songs of Innocence

( The Divine Image )

Cruelty has a Human Heart,

And Jealousy a Human Face,

Terror the Human Form Divine,

And Secrecy the Human Dress.

The Human Dress is forged Iron,

The Human Form a fiery Forge,

The Human Face a Furnace seal’d,

The Human Heart its hungry Gorge.

-WILLIAM BLAKE, Songs of Experience

In my hands is power. The power to heal or to destroy. To grant life or to cause death.

I revere this gift, have honed it over time to an art as magnificent and awesome as any

painting in the Louvre.

I am art, I am science. In all the ways that matter, I am God.

God must be ruthless and far-sighted. God studies his creations and selects. The best

of these creations must be cherished, protected, sustained. Greatness rewards perfection.

Yet even the flawed have purpose.

A wise God experiments, considers, uses what comes into His hands and forges

wonders. Yes, often without mercy, often with a violence the ordinary condemn.

We who hold power cannot be distracted by the condemnations of the ordinary, by

the petty and pitiful laws of simple men. They are blind, their minds are closed with fear --

fear of pain, fear of death. They are too limited to comprehend that death can be conquered.

I have nearly done so.

If my work was discovered, they, with their foolish laws and attitudes, would damn

me.

When my work is complete, they will worship me.

for some, death isn't the enemy, life was a much less merciful opponent

for the ghosts who wander aimlessly in the Nairobi night, preying on the innocent who, unlike them, had found purpose in the mundane rhythm of life in Nairobi.

Life wasn't too pleasant, wasn't even close, they were forced to scavenge the streets for their daily bread, much like the old uncivilized days. But one thing was different, this was the concrete jungle. This scene hadn't the same food chain, the predator was man. The prey? Why, he was man too. Civilization and technology brought progress, and evolution. New age evolution. Man can mould himself into many different characters on the playing field of life.

I was watching the movie up in the air recently, awesome movie, one of the best moviesi ever watched, highly recommended , but anyway, before i digress. A theme that was commonly expressed in the movie is the fact that many of us just sit back and watch life go by, surviving, and not living, we live our lives by reacting to events. We are shaped more by single events and moments, than by constantly improving ourselvesby our everyday activities. Now this got me thinking.

What happens then? When a revolution happens, when an idea is watered and nurtured by effort and it grows to shape the lives of many, if not all of us in the world. What happens to these people? These "special " ones? Were they born diffferent? And if not, what happened until then?

What makes these people tick? Is their purpose to inspire other people? Is it to inspire change as a whole? Are those two entirely different people?

If your work is to inspire other people, then you hold unimaginable amounts of power, because if what you say inspires them, then they will most likely do it.

If your purpose is to inspire change as a whole, then the only limitation you haveis that which you set for yourself.

Then there's the third kind of person.

The perfect creature. Defined by stereotypes, and averages, the statistic. The quintessential human. What does he do? Well, he lives, he takes everyday at a time. Dreams? Those are too heavy a burden on the conscience, besides, he heard about the best way to make God laugh, tell him about his plans. He reacts. He's the ant, follows the rules without question, but..

whats wrong with that?

every revolutionary needs his people, a king his: subjects, a leader his followers, an author, his readers. Does it make them less of people? Does it make them less important?

Many of the heroes we have, or had, say that they simply couldn't sit back and watch things happen, and not do anything about it. But what if they did? Would the world really be a worse place if everyone was comfortable with the current state of things, or simply unwillling to do anything about it?

The idea of this message , is to simply concede to the fact that we can't all be revolutionaries, and there's room for everyone in this world, and the thing is, this world will grow bigger, if our dreams do. If a message gets to only one person in the entire world, it has fulfilled its purpose, to inspire. He/she might be the only one who it really needed to reach.