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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Zeitgeist: A Concept, Movement for A Better or An Ideal World?

Happy Thursday, everyone! How are we all doing these (summer) days so far? Any interesting news to share us? Any place you've visited lately? Movies you've seen or watched that made an impact or gave you a new perspective in (your) life or the world in general? I, for one, have just found out, or learned, something from YouTube today. And, I'm sharing it with you, okay? Now, if you will, do please continue reading this blog post on...You won't be disappointed. And you'll surely learn something, as I did. Go on...

It's unbelievable what technology, especially the Internet, YouTube, can do to inform, enlighten, entertain and/or educate an ordinary person, or citizen of the world, like me. This morning I happened to come across a video/movie that led me to learn something about the Zeitgeist ideology or movement, and the Venus Project, and about Jacque Fresco, its co-founder. (I thank Wikipedia for the quick information about the topics I just mentioned above.) What can I say about this idea or movement? It looks ideal and worth-studying and exploring, or considering, like other ideas or concepts that may or can help enhance the quality of life we have on planet Earth. What an ideal world it would be when we all accept each other as one big human family, living in harmony and equality, and do our best to conserve and preserve our natural resources! I kinda like the idea advocated by Jacque Fresco of the Venus Project. I wonder if it remains an idea or a concept, though. (But I found out later on that it's a movement.)

According to Wikipidea, Zeitgeist is "the spirit of the times" or "the spirit of the age." It is the general cultural, intellectual, ethical, spiritual or political climate within a nation or even specific groups, along with the general ambiance, morals, sociocultural direction, and mood associated with an era.

Considered a sustainability advocacy organization, the Zeitgeist Movement campaigns against money-market economy which its members argue should be replaced with a resource-based economy in which money should serve no purpose. Members of the movement, including Jacque Fresco, focus on raising awareness of those issues mentioned or discussed in the documentary films Zeitgeist Addendum (2008) and Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011). Critics say that the film is an "outright propaganda" and a "surreal perversion of the genuine issues and debates."

Folks, I'm just sharing with you what I learned or found out today. If you're quite intrigued about it, or curious about this Zeitgeist thing, then by all means check it out for yourselves, okay? Thank you. Now, let me continue to share with you about this knowledge or information I learned today.

Co-founded in 1975 by a former portrait artist Roxanne Meadows and by structural engineer, industrial designer, and futurist Jacque Fresco of Venus, Florida (USA), the Venus Project is an organization which "aims to improve society through the worldwide utilization of a theoretical design that calls for a resource-based economy. This theory uses a sustainable cities and values, energy efficiency, collective farms, natural resource management, and advanced automation with a socio-economic system based on social cooperation and scientific methodology."

Per Wikipedia, this Venus Project was founded on the idea that all nations are corrupt and this corruption comes from the use of money. Fresco advocates an economy, a resource-based economy, where resources are allocated by a computerized automated system referred to as the Cybernation.

Well, while watching Zeitgeist Addendum, I found myself scribbling some lines. I just don't know what came to me but I have to let my thoughts out. Here's what I've written down on a 5 1/2" by 8 1/2" white card:

Why We're Killing Each Other

I don't understand 
I don't know why
We're killing each other
Why we're destroying one another and the world
Why we're comparing and competing with one other
Instead of taking care of each other
Loving each other as one people
Living together in our one world
But, why, oh why, we fight each other 
When we should accept each other
For all of our beauty and imperfections 
As bothers and sisters belonging
To one big family---the human family
Capable of being united and free
From all worries, problems and stresses
That we now have made, created and invented
Out of fear, greed, corruption, miseducation, domination.

I don't understand
Why there are rich and poor in our midst
When we should all be sharing Nature's bounty
When we should all be living 
Together in cooperation, love, and harmony
Peace, justice, and equality
While utilizing the world's natural resources wisely
Caring for our environment and our patrimony
So that no one is left out or behind us
As we all go, move, and walk together forward
Embracing changes in our life-world
Celebrating our uniqueness, differences, and oneness
In a world where we should all belong together
In fair or stormy weather
In sickness or in health
In good days and bad
In darkness or in light
We live for and love one another 
As one big human family 
Forever and ever. 
But, why are we killing each other?
And why are we destroying our world?
(c) 2012 by chris a. quilpa

Well, folks, this is all for now. Thank you for your time. Until next time around. Have a nice day, everyone! Take care. May the Almighty God bless us all!
P. S. Thanks to YouTube and the uploader of the videos I embedded here with my post. No copyright infringement intended. 

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