Yes, welcome! I would certainly like to know more about this organization.
On Dec 15, 9:49 pm, 1CellOfMany <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Muhammad Yunus that “poverty is not part of human being”, > and that it is possible to eliminate poverty. I believe that, as the > population of humans on the planet increases, and as we humans gain > increasing technological power to change the environment (for good or > ill), there will inevitably come a time when it will be generally > recognized that the current patterns of organization of human society > and endeavor are seriously defective. Unfortunately, a severe and > indisputably man-made global calamity may have to occur before this > realization occurs. I fear that we may even have be thrown into such > chaos that none of the current systems can even function. In any > case, I believe that after this chaos, a new system will grow. > I believe I have seen the seeds of this new system, and it is based in > the knowledge that all of mankind is one: that not only are we all > equal in a fundamental sense, but that our many differences compliment > each other. That we are all as leaves of the same tree. Universal > education in literature, sciences and arts is a necessary component of > this system. I have also observed, and participated in, a form of > decision making which creates solutions through the sharing of ideas > until a consensus is reached (the emphasis being on the creative part, > as no one goes into the process attached to any particular solution.) > I will not go into any more details of this system at this time, > except to say that there are a few villages that have adopted the > principals of this system and are currently thriving as the people > work together in cooperation instead of competition. > > On Dec 8, 9:18 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > A very interesting view: > > > ... > > MUHAMMAD YUNUS: I believe that, totally, poverty is not part of human > > being, that is my first premise, so if it not part of human being the > > real human being will emerge some day, it is the stupidity of human > > being that created poverty, so stupidity can not go on, the real > > creativity of human being will take over the stupidity and it will > > completely eliminate it and this is the century when it will happen. > > And it can be done, it's not a, a kind of a pipe dream or some > > fantastic thing, it's possible because it's us who make the difference > > and if we can create the structures to do that; people will raise > > themselves out of poverty, just like that. Human beings created to do > > much bigger things than struggle with food and clothes and some tiny > > little thing. These are matters of past, these are pre-historic thing. > > Real history will begin when there are no such things. > > ... > > > The entire interview is > > at:http://www.abc.net.au/tv/elders/transcripts/s2757468.htm -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
