This is one of the things I have reservations about when I take a look at Spiral Dynamics. Europe and the US are supposedly the most evolved nations on earth, but then, how come you can feel the fatigue and the heavy depression in the air the minute you hit a Stateside airport? In China you get hit by a wave of energy and hope, by contrast, and in India it's love and easygoing friendliness.
And yeah, conspiracy theory is better than spy flicks. I like knowing what's really going on, and I learned early (because I went to high school in three different countries) that the official story that folks in a country learn in history classes and through the media is not really the truth. It's obvious because the story is not the same in different cultures. So then, you naturally begin to ask, well, why the differences and what is really going on behind those official stories? The reality is vastly more interesting than the official story and it also makes a great deal more sense. I agree with you that the powers that be don't really want too many of us to be world travelers. One reason is precisely the fact that if you travel enough and really live in different cultures, rather than just stopping by as a tourist, you begin to transcend the national psyche of any one place, and then, of course, you can't as easily be convinced of the notion "my country right or wrong." You also stop taking sides. You love all people equally. --- Bhairitu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And when I visited India I dreaded return to the US > because people in > India were so pleasant and kind and of course as > soon as I set down in > the US there was a hitch on getting the plane up and > running for the > rest of the trip and we ran two hours late and of > course there was all > this uptightness from people as I had dreaded. > > Now, of course if you know India they love to > discuss religion and > politics whereas in the US it is "not polite" to do > so. They also like > to discuss conspiracies because they happen quite > blatantly there. > > > Angela Mailander wrote: > > I know exactly what you mean by a "different > psychic > > space." This was abundantly clear as I moved from > the > > U.S. to China and back. In fact, it hits you like > a > > ton of bricks the minute you get out of the air > port. > > > > > > But the witness can get deeper than the "national > > psyche." I believe that Isaiah had a great deal > of > > insight into this when he speaks of the "escapees > from > > the nations." > > > > So, from where I sit, I cannot know if Bhairitu's > > "witness" is deeper than the national psyche, nor > can > > you. a > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
