Why I Dream

thoughts of march 16, 2005...

yes, the world is in a dire situation. but this situation didn't just drop from the sky. it is a product of the thoughts, hopes, dreams, and visions of millions and billions of people. some of these people had more power to make their visions reality than others. unfortunately, these powerful people also based their visions on greed and accumulation of wealth for themselves and those like themselves, regardless of the consequences for everyone else. they had their greedy goals, worked (or made others work) for them, and they've been successful in creating their dreams: a violent global society with massive inequalities in wealth and opportunity. george bush, dick cheney, bill gates, and donald trump all have visions of what they want the world to look like, and they are putting all of their effort towards making that come true. they've engineered invasions, computer revolutions, and buildings. but it doesn't have to be that way.

that's why i dream and have hopeful visions of the future. i want to be a contributor in where we are headed, and i will make a difference in my little part of the globe. without these visions and plans of a more just and equitable world, the only visionaries are the bushes and cheneys, and that, i believe, spells doom and destruction for the vast majority of creatures on this planet. without radically progressive dreams of a world based on justice and sustainability, how can we expect a radically progessive reality of a world based on justice and sustainability?

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• i dream of a world without violence. I've started, in my community, to bring about such imagination into reality. i envision "community" as a network of solidarity, in which to injure one of us is to injure all of us. Cuando tocan a uno nos tocan a todos! To fight violent language... Haha ... and to know when to laugh, and when to cry.
  There is something of a battle to be fought. and quite a struggle to be won. But it involves overthrowing a culture of violence ... while encouraging the culture and community out of which we grow to flourish. As if to excise a cancer to allow healthy growth. But who among us will really throw down to protect the peace on the block.

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