21st Century Global Perspective

The 21st century requires a philosophy of global perspective.

The seeds of this perspective were planted in the 1960s. There was an child-like epiphany of the "hippies" and especially the "flower children" to "make love...not war!" It was fledgling that shot up quickly...but never really achieved everything that it could have as an adult thought! This perspective is not dead...or even endangered...just not cultivated enough to be commonplace! We need to walk the forests of concepts and rediscover the medicinal plants of global perspective!

OK...enough prose!

The global perspective needs to focus on the unity of mankind and not on its differences!

The "weed seeds" of predjudice' lie dormant' in the "Embrace Diversity" movements that have just recently become passe (and none too soon!). When I ponder this situation, the simple recognition of differences in people precludes a value judgement! It the end...that value will become negative.

The attitude that I think that we should be looking for can be summed up in this simple observation given to me by a 5 year-old girl...

"If you're telling me that we should start breaking down these barriers with what we have most in common..."

"...Then..."

"The things that we have most in common are the differences that are between us..."

"The things which are different between you and I is exactly the same as the the differences between me and you..."

Out of the mouths of babes! Perhaps if I wait for a while...she'll step up as the 21st Century Philosopher!

I would contend...that it is simplier than that! Differences don't matter!

It is misdirected basic human need to classify things...we are now beyond that!

What matters is what you bring to the table and what you do with it!