I would imagine that anyone might 'evolve' to any degree on the spectrum either way. I do agree with Molly's post to the extent that as knowledge and awareness increase so does understanding and empathy. Yes it is true that people are more aprehensive and tend to keep to thier own but that's understandable. This aprehensiveness comes from the awareness of negative aspects in society. This is not to say that people are not forming better relationship but rather, are more selective about the relationships that are persued. Becoming close to those who live nearby can be dangerous these days. I spoke with an old friend last week who used to live across the street fom me. A mutual aquaintance lives next door to her and had been coming to her house and talking to her boyfriend. She was a little nervous about his presence at times but brushed it aside. Apparently the guy was coming over at night when her BF was at work borrowing DVD's and she would not let him in but he would come in during the day when her BF was home. One night, she said, she woke up and the guy was in her bedroom going through her dresser drawer. Her BF happened to be off this evening and the left real quick saying he just returning the DVD he had borrowed. The BF went after him and was going to kick his ass but she stopped him from doing so.
On Aug 5, 8:22 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > On 5 Aug, 11:26, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I think I disagree. > > > In my little part of the world it seems that people are haveing less > > to do with each other, I barely know my neigbours, we are still > > fighting in Afganistan and Iraq, religious fundematlisim may be on the > > rise. > > > No I see little evidance of any evolution of relationships, and see > > some for the opposite. > > Could not the concept of 'evolution' be movement in either a positive > or negative direction? And your experience is simply evolution in a > negative direction. Remember: it's a spectrum!! > > > > > On 3 Aug, 13:46, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > All aspects of human civilization—language, art, aesthetics, > > > technology, architecture, organizations, governments—depend upon > > > essential human relationships for their evolution and expression. > > > > * Question: What is actually evolving? > > > > * Answer: The quality and quantity of relationships between people, > > > assuming the form of shared meanings, agreements, relationships and > > > groups of relationships. The cultural domain is inter-subjective, > > > because it exists between subjects, yet is often not objectively > > > identifiable. But the fact that these shared spaces of meaning are not > > > objectively identifiable does not hinder us from experiencing them as > > > being real. As such, the subjective world includes not only individual > > > consciousness but the inter-subjective domain of relationships as > > > well, making the interior universe much more substantial. These > > > relationships are real, yet they exist in the internal universe. The > > > evolution of this internal universe accounts for the fact that women, > > > children, and minorities now experience and possess more freedoms than > > > in any time in written history. > > > > What do YOU think? > > > > For more: > > > http://www.i-awake.net/2010/08/spiral-dynamics-introduction.html-Hide > > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
