FootprintsintheWind.com

I dream the futures of story.

:- Doug.

When you tell a story to the 11th generation, remember you are quickly becoming part of their future. And past.

:- Doug.

Let us work to clearly see our 11th generation: they might be different from us in ways we cannot understand: quicker in thinking; composed of a significant proportion of machine; have challenges and worries we cannot foresee (but could we yet understand?); they may in fact be a different species.

With changes occurring exponentially in genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics, and humanity changing more slowly, what then?

There will be spurts and different sections of technology and society will stagger at different paces. What then?

What can we project for sure? These things in the last three paragraphs probably.

:- Doug.

Do we set our children on the best path? Or do we invite them to create better paths?

Or yet again, invite them to question?

:- Doug.

Come hear a story.

:- Doug.

The frustration of meditation for some people may be they set themselves a goal: to empty their minds, to stop thinking. Or contemplation: to stay on the subject. Be kinder to yourself. Simply watch what your mind is doing, invite it back to breath.

:- Doug.

The more we exercise the brain the more it grows. Physically. Throw new stuff in and the dendrites make more connections. So interacting socially morphs the brain. New thinking means new brain cells means new pathways. Four in an hour is said to make the pathways permanent. Go meet people. Exchange. Grow young and old simultaneously. Young for new stuff, old for perspective. Biologically in its brain cells, encompassing of previously unanticipated worlds, a complex society is growing.

:- Doug.

Might divinity be holographic?

:- Doug.

Come to peace with your mind. Come to peace with futures.

:- Doug.

We could analyze the stories, yet it seems our time ought better be spent not in tearing things apart, but in growing from them. Maybe that is the question to ask: how can we grow from that story?

:- Doug.

Turn agenda over to my co-learners? What other choice takes account of reality?

The question is in what ways to turn it over, what ways to invite, what questions can they help me raise.

:- Doug.

Soon we may have to re-think. Soon.

:- Doug.

Generation, opportunity, responsibility: watchwords for elders for the grandchildren.

:- Doug.

If we have assistance robots and algorithms take over routine care in nursing homes, will that reduce our need of immigrants to do this work? Will that in turn make our country less connected and tolerant of others?

:- Doug.

Depend on your fellow human. Trust.

:- Doug.

Footprints in the Wind^sm # 1908

Premise: through discovered story and conversation we draw the generations to better humanity; we draw the species to become ever more whole and inclusive.

Please pass it on.

© c 2019, Learning Works, Incorporated. All rights reserved. Easy reprint permissions: 574/291-0022, or by e-mail to mailto:Footprints AT FootprintsInTheWind.com. Back issues available at http://www.FootprintsintheWind.com

Do the tough thing—rather than aim to change the world, aim to change people.

:- Doug.

There is always some value we can think to add that will improve lives and perhaps pay us. Think apps for phones.

:- Doug.

How could you use strategic questioning in writing and telling your stories?

:- Doug.

Go to the roots of your questions. There are always more roots than one. What’s the matter? Whom does it serve?

:- Doug.

What are you doing to prepare the next two generations to have a long view?

:- Doug.

How would you today take care for the good of the grandchildren—of 300 years from now?

:- Doug.

Right from wrong. Good from better. True worth. Meaning. For a good long while humans can be valuable to the world in these respects. Nor are these static: life moves on. We might lose our value or develop another. We might for the good of our universe go extinct. What’s so different?

:- Doug.