Allan Balliett wrote:
>
> It's incumbent upon me to save more of my brothers and sisters than Noah did.
>
> How do people work together for a better world?
>
> The only way that a strong labor union was developed in this country
> in the 30's was through the self-reliance of the family farm and the
> extended support of extended families. Workers could walk out of the
> factory if they knew the folks on the ouside of the town were
> producing enough bounty to feed them through the hard times brought
> on by striking. That sort of resource for supporting altruism is no
> long available to most of us and many in this country are only one or
> two paychecks from living on the sidewalk.
I empathize with your feelings of urgency in these matters, Allan. I
have been teaching others as I learn for the last five years. There
aren't many people who want to listen in my area which is another reason
I'm going to Kentucky.
I have to stop sometimes and remind myself that many people in the free
world have the ability to make choices for their lives. Unfortunately
they make choices that put them in the bondage that you describe above.
Educating them comes about through example as well as by writing and
discussing the issues at hand and this is what I mean by being a voice
in the wilderness. Of the hundreds of people I've spoken to, only a
handful have listened and taken to heart the times we live in. Most
make great excuses as to why they cannot change their lives. The truth
is they just don't want to make any sacrifices.
I just try to link with the few who will change and work with them as I
myself continue to grow in knowledge. I have learned that the change
must come from the heart first or very little benefit will come.
> Ooops, I left off the relationship with church, the one that is being
> gobbled up right now through media-induced cynacism about the
> altruism of clergy.
Institutions are not the answer to our problems. The Roman Catholic
church brought on their own problems centuries ago.
Patti.....
