We are the people of the world……yet are we conscious of what is happening around us every day? Conscious of our world heading toward an abyss? – conscious of the imbalances of this world growing from one day to the next? What kind of a world are we leaving to future generations of humankind – and how will they reflect on us?
Will they reflect that we were the generation who still had the chance to stop the destruction of our planet? That we failed to awaken? Failed to act?
Selfishness and greed prevail in our times as never before. The consciousness of most people has become sublimated to these characteristics. Countless others are intoxicated by such delusions as television and football. They are not really ‘alive’ – nor are they conscious.
The politics of our world are driven by lowly consciousness. So much political energy is lost to the interplay of vanity and power-mongering. Do politicians sincerely address the problem of world poverty – the critical issues around global warming? Most of them do not. They are not ready to undertake decisive measures to significantly curb CO2 emissions despite rising weather extremes and ensuing natural catastrophes increasing toward a point of no return.
Somewhere in the near future Earth’s climate will be so terminally damaged that it will be beyond repair. The ‘agony-era’ of humanity will begin, perhaps dragging on for a century or two before final cataclysm. What will our ensuing generations make of this spiral? Would they be able to comprehend the failure of politicians and leaders of our time? Leaders who failed to address and to terminate the greed of profit-driven corporations? Corporations who gambled our future against their profits. Profits made as a result of their failure to cut CO2 emissions.
Politicians will tell us that they want to assure our security by chasing and fighting terrorism around the world. They even go to wars for that reason – spending vast amounts of money for such military purposes. What could be done with the billions of dollars spent on such wars? Alleviating poverty and hunger would make the world a just place. This would create an environment increasingly difficult for extremist leaders to recruit ‘suicide-bombers’ and ‘terrorists’ from amongst people who can otherwise see no higher perspective in a world of injustice. By eliminating poverty and injustice – our world becomes a safe-haven for all. Whereas – in the present climate of excessive policing and militarism it has become a place less and less secure. Imagine what more could be done with the billions of dollars spent on such policing and militarism? If only a small part were directed to the development of new technologies to assist in the reversal of global warming, we could then achieve a ‘turning point’ – assuring the salvation of both our planet and future generations.
But politicians do not act. They seem unable to change their patterns of behavior. They cannot stop the greed of business and the business of greed. They fail to challenge the real decision-makers in a world governed by low consciousness and selfishness. This pressure must come from outside – from the people of the world.
Many of those amongst you – who will come to read this message will be of raised consciousness – and frustrated that the mechanisms of an old world order do not ever seem to change. But indeed – we must change that which seems immutable. It is imperative.
We must awaken humanity, and in so doing never use violence in order to achieve the objective. The only way to change the world for the better is by lifting up the consciousness of all people. When critical mass is achieved the politician will have to follow and the businessman will then follow. That is when real change begins.
‘Consciousness’ is the key word – and the only one that really matters. Let us become conscious of our responsibility toward the future of humanity. Let us indeed save the future of humanity – of ourselves. In this – we may prove worthy of being human. If we fail – we prove little more than that we did not deserve to survive – did not deserve to live. That we wasted our lives for short-term pleasures, profits and illusions.
We will be judged in the eternity of this universe – where there will be no advocate to defend us… and where we will remain accused of the biggest genocide of all time.
We must act.
Let us write about this – and talk about this. Let us awaken each other. Let us come together whenever and wherever we can – to raise our voices in unison. More and more people will surely follow.
Science must now speak. It must not be intimidated by big business – nor must it be bribed for continued silence.
After all – there is a voice in our midst which speaks clearly and speaks loudly. Nature. Weather extremes and emerging natural disasters will speak for themselves. Even those who wish to remain deaf and wish to remain blind – will soon see and hear.
But in the end – consciousness will prevail. And it will be just in the stroke of time. Our world will be saved. WE will not be the people who brought about the destruction of humankind.
Pismo humanistu
SpoÅ¡tovani državni predsednik Slovenije in predsednik Gibanja za praviÄnost in razvoj
dr. Janez Drnovšek,
zahvaljujem se Vam za izredno obÄtljivo in pretanjeno, v bistvu pozitivno kritiÄno pisanje o vpraÅ¡anjih, ki jih postavlja pred nas spoznavalsko, koderkoli že smo, sámo življenje – gre za dramaturgijo, ki se ne izraža kot Deus sive Natura, marveÄ v pomenu dejanskih razmer, kakor se odpirajo brez konca in kraja na Zemlji in v vesoljstvu Äasovno-prostorsko, torej zgodovinsko in okoljsko. Mar naj zabriÅ¡emo sledi svojega ÄloveÅ¡kega obstoja, jih zavržemo kot kakÅ¡ne stare izgubljene fotografije le zato, da se zakoliÄimo v sebiÄnosti samopozabe, Äudnega, vsepoÄeznega hedonizma – ali pa vztrajamo na naÄelih dejavnosti Gibanja za praviÄnost in razvoj… Tukaj je spet le snov za mogoÄe pogovore, pa ne le onkraj Luže, niti ne v prenekaterih zamolÄanih junaÅ¡tvih, marveÄ vseprej v vpraÅ¡anjih, s katerimi se primerjamo med razliÄnimi in z raznovrstnimi vsakokratnimi odgovori.
VaÅ¡e daviÅ¡nje premiÅ¡ljevanje, spoÅ¡tovani prijateljski predsednik dr. Janez DrnovÅ¡ek, sega k iskrenemu pomenku, zadevajoÄemu tudi in zlasti slovenske družbene, okoljske, mirovniÅ¡ke, politiÄno-idejne in druge razmere med Triglavom in Panonijo, Å¡e med Karavankami in Jadranskim morjem,ko se volÄiÄi sredi zimskih noÄi podijo nekje Äez brezsnežne kraje ali ko nekateri hoÄejo postreliti ÄimveÄ medvedov, Äe ne drugega…
Ja, in VaÅ¡a Zaplana, kjer živite skromno, z doma peÄenim dobrim kruhom – s hlebci besed tudi, saj lahko pripovedujete, kar se je res bilo pripetilo na poti med ozvezdji in domaÄo grudo. ÄŒe bom le mogel, Vas kdaj obiÅ¡Äem v tej zaplanski misli na planem, med vrniÅ¡kim Ivanom Cankarjem in VaÅ¡imi dobrimi mislimi v Bistvu sveta… Zato pa tudi vztrajate, vÄasih že v kar skoraj povsem “nemogoÄih” razmerah, o katerih poroÄate brezensko celo tokrat, v Humanitad…
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VaÅ¡ slog vodenja v politiki spremljam že vrsto let – ko ste po jugoseansah odÅ¡li preprosto na jogging, ko ste imeli Å¡e psa Lorda, vse do Brodyja… Ne vem, zakaj sem se navezal pravzaprav na VaÅ¡e slogovne prijeme vodenja, saj Vas ne želim “ocenjevati” – saj živite res polno življenje, smiselno in v trdnih notranjeslovensko zakoreninjenih odnosih, ki segajo v mednarodno ali obÄeÄloveÅ¡ko kroÅ¡njo Drevesa spoznanja, Äe je dovoljena analogija… In tako, vidite, ne puÅ¡Äamo Sonca, da bi dokonÄno zatonilo ali da nas prekrije sajast smog, v svojih obremenitvah in trpljenjih pa vztrajamo sreÄno in pozitivno Å¡e naprej. To zgodovinsko leto smo preupali, smo prebedeli, da nas ni vzela nobena noÄ. Saj tudi sami veste, kako se primeri – zgodovini ÄloveÅ¡tva v tem 3-jem tisoÄletju komaj poganjajo zobki, mleÄni zobje.
V zadnjem Äasu smo prebrali tudi mnogo pozitivne literature, leposlovja in strokovne literature… NiÄ veÄ se ne sklicujemo le na svobodo, ÄeÅ¡, lejte, kako smo (pre)drzni, Äe ne celo objestni in sebiÄni! ÄŒemu bi se pretvarjali v svoji kot skupni usodi, Äe pa je naÅ¡e dragoceno izroÄilo vseskozi ubesedeno v pesmi in besedi? Pomislim, kako je Marko Zorko gledal skoke kengurujev, ko je bil doma varuh svojih otrok… Å e bolj in prej pomislim, kako ste Vi v Izlakah izvedeli za izid glasovanja in se je tisti Äas – kot sleherni Äas – odprla pot za novo osvetlitev in življenjsko izpolnjevanje novih nalog… – že takrat ste uporabljali besednjak ÄloveÄnosti. Sem bral. Ste me in nas prepriÄali. Z zgledom. Z dobro voljo. Tudi v najtežjih trenutkih preizkuÅ¡enj. Tudi tisti so Vas razumeli, ki se ne razumejo niÄ na “politiko”…
Življenja si ne morem izmisliti, da bi bil. Pretehtanost dvigov in padcev – kakor angelsko? V spremenjenih Äasovnih perspektivah. Izklesan znaÄaj. Ko smo si ostali zvesti, a so nas obregljivo obrekovali, ko so nam, razvojno zvestim, oÄitali, Äe ne drugega, pa vsaj nekakÅ¡no razpuÅ¡Äenost, ki da je bila položena že v slovensko zgodovinsko zibko in narodno uspavanko?
Zdaj Vas sreÄam v primerjalnem zrcalu Humanitad: dogodki in informacije se sicer stopnjujejo, a jih je potrebno posebej razbrati v njihovi resnici in primerjalnosti. Dogodki se zgoÅ¡Äajo, se zdi, zmerom nekje na sredi – in torej niso nikoli le skrajni, da je verjetna usoda sploh Å¡e mogoÄa in da sledimo k VaÅ¡emu govornemu in politiÄnemu dejanskemu, zdravemu prologu.
Kar nas je zaznamovalo, vsakogar posebej osebno, je bila Äasovna distanca, ki je drugaÄna v takratnosti od sedanjosti: tukaj smo gledali, vsaj nekateri, stereoskopsko, z vrha, sredi cvetoÄega travnika slovenske pomladi, ko smo stali v visoki travi… Koliko fantastiÄnosti se je izresniÄnosti nanizalo iz tistih let…? – kar pa se vgradi in vkljuÄi v Äas danaÅ¡nji, v nenehljivo ustvarjalnost. Odkod torej ukazi srca? Z glave, na pamet, kar tako… – ali Å¡ele po globljem premisleku? Slednje bo držalo.
Zato razumem in dojemamo VaÅ¡a opozorila o brezenski naravi. Tukaj pomislim na VaÅ¡e misli iz zadnjih knjig, na svetopisemske besede, na koane… Ste morda vedeli, da sem v slovensko poezijo vnesel haiku in tanka poezijo, Å¡e 14-leten, namreÄ po srcu, ko sem bral japonsko poezijo v nemÅ¡Äini in me je impresivno objela…, da sem se že takrat odloÄil za – pesniÅ¡ki poklic, starÅ¡i pa so preprosto z odobravanjem presodno rekli:”Kakor si boÅ¡ postlal, tako boÅ¡ ležal!” Brez kake posebne vzhiÄenosti, pa vendar ponosno. Ste se v NY zaklenili kdaj v sobo? Ste pomislili na svojega oÄeta…? na sina in hÄer…? Do Vas imam nekako bratski odnos – ne zamerite, ampak tako Äutim: toda ta odnos ne bo nikoli kajn-abelovski! je odnos, kakor je bil nekdaj v ruskem “bratstvu” – kajti beseda “brat” v vseh jezikih pomeni – isto. Ne glede na krvno sorodstvo ali na desetnike in desetnice…
SpoÅ¡tovani državni predsednik Slovenije in predsednik Gibanja za praviÄnost in razvoj, verjamem, da se svet poboljÅ¡a z vsako dobro besedo, z vsako dobro mislijo – in ne odmre.
Lepo Vas pozdravljam
Vladimir Gajšek
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