Quote of the day...& maybe a little hope.
Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.
Charles F. Kettering (1876 - 1958)
It's been so long since I last posted a quote of the day, when I found this I had to put it up. It's a pretty simple thing isn't it? If you can imagine it, you can make it so. The only limit is what we can imagine. So what's the big deal about it?
I've found myself thinking a lot lately about the state of things around me and in our world. I mean of course I have right, the economy is tanking, politics has become little more than a dog and pony show and we face things like peak oil, GMO foods etc. etc. Of course I've been thinking about it; I know you have too. So think about what you imagine for the future. Think about the first thoughts that come to your mind. What is it? Do you picture a world of peace and prosperity? Healthy cities with a renewed connection to community and the land? New economies spurred to growth through the joining of necessity, creativity and common sense oversight? Maybe you do, I try to. However, more often than not lately, I find myself imagining a world with more wars over energy or to prop up a staggering economy, unhealthy cities where everyone looks out for themselves and worries about the neighbor cheating them, and a slowly fizzling economy struggling to hold onto it's once top place on the world stage like a too-old prom queen who refuses to grow up.
My point is if we can only imagine the worst, then that is in effect the limit of our hope for the future. How do you get somewhere you can't even imagine exists? But what if we imagine the former? Peace, community, prosperity; couldn't we make them real things? I'm tired of imagining the worst. I want more for my family, I want more for my city and I want more for myself. I want to see these things come to fruition. I will imagine the best for the world and I'll do my part when I can to nudge it on it's way. I hope you'll look at your imaginations of the future and see how you've allowed yourself to dream of the days to come. Picture the change you want to see. Believe that the change will come and expect it any day.
We owe it to ourselves.
Namaste
P~
3 comments:
I too have imagined the worse. I am to, and should think the best! I think you are right, it would be a good thing to imagine good. The rub, for me, is this is not easy. Staying away from the news helps. So imagine good ,but prepare for, well i guess we could say bad times. It is really more than preparing for bad times. It is learning a lifestyle change for the joy it brings as well as the preperation for whatever comes. This lifestyle is healthier, close to home, simple(in wonderful ways),focused on the natural, not material. It is good, I will imagine it better!! A good word--thank you.tp
Ah, my friend, you're an inspiration. Wishing I could be more like you, at moments like these. I'll work on it. ;)
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