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The Yin and Yang Of Living In The 21st Century

The Yin and Yang Of Living In The 21st Century

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An Old Year Is Departing

This is not just another Christmas. This is our last chance to eke a little joy out of what has been a pretty joyless year.

It’s been a year when men of good will were hard to find.

It’s been a year of war between the sexes.

It’s been a year of tragedies caused by religion and racism and misogyny.

It’s been a year of watching the earth rebel against the reckless onslaught of human greed.

It’s been a year when many of the good things that have happened were forced to take a backseat to all the bad.

It’s been a year when the powerful all around the world grabbed even more power at the expense of the rest of humanity.

It’s been a year when the scammers and charlatans and con men all around the world got to have their 15 minutes of fame.

But A New Year Is Coming

But on the bright side, I can’t imagine a single thinking person who doesn’t see that this year as some sort of lesson learned.

I can’t imagine a single caring person who doesn’t have some idea in their mind that what we have all lived through this year was perhaps a watershed, leading us to the path we should be following.

I can’t imagine a single visionary person who doesn’t realize that all the ideas for making the world a better, cleaner, safer and more unified place are not already out there, just waiting to be implemented and embraced by people of good will everywhere.

I see these ideas every day. Ideas to grow food more efficiently. Ideas on how to power the earth without sucking it dry. Ideas about how to teach people the skills they need going forward. Ideas to make gardens out of deserts. Ideas galore, all designed to help make the world a better place.

Right now, the world in in transition from the old model of industrialism to the new model of, I don’t even know what to call it. But what I do know is that this new model is the future and all those who are so intent on holding onto the past are going to start discovering, if they haven’t already, that their old ideas and outmoded methods will inevitably be replaced by the new.

Bob Dylan, although he would never admit it, knew this well before it became reality.

“The line it is drawn

The curse it is cast

As the present now

Will later be past

The order is rapidly fading

And the first one now will later be last

For the times they are a'changin’ “

Bob Dylan, The Times They are A'Changin'

The progress of time cannot be slowed. Anachronistic thinking will most certainly be replaced by progressive thinking, despite the fact that there are a lot of old men out there clinging to the only way of doing things that they know.

Slowly but surely they will wake up or die off, it matters not. Because their world is disappearing.

That world had its time and place. That world was as powerful as it was reckless. Few, if any thought about the consequences of unbridled industrial growth, and it is that deliberate ignorance that has brought us to the dire straits through which we are sailing today.

But this will change. Because it has to.

It will change despite the greed and anachronistic thinking of old men.

It will change because it is the way of civilization to change and change for the better.

The ideas are out there. The visionaries are out there. The only thing that’s in short supply at the moment is the will of the people. And even that is on the rise.

And so, as this crazy year comes to a close, I would strongly encourage everyone to stop lamenting the past, stop disdaining the present and focus their thoughts on the future.

Because it’s coming, and we need to be ready for it.

Merry Christmas to all, and to the Industrial Age, a good night.

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In addition to being a beBee Brand Ambassador, Jim Murray is a blogger, marketer and creative professional. His partner, Charlene Norman is marketing strategist and operations tactician.
Their collaboration, Bullet Proof Consulting, specializes in Brand Engineering: Helping companies achieve more effective branding, stronger reputation management, greater productivity, higher efficiencies, and ultimately, increased profits.
In short, Bullet Proof helps companies change their thinking for the better. Find out more at www.bulletproofconsulting.ca



Comments

🐝 Fatima G. Williams

6 years ago #12

#8
😇😇😇😇 :)

Neil Smith

6 years ago #11

Bravo, and a happy new year to you.

Jim Murray

6 years ago #10

#10
We're all like snowflakes Brian...each of us has a different world view. Despite the fact that I can hardly ever understand where you are coming from, I still respect your right to be out there wherever you are. My only outrage is that these old white oligarchs can't die off fast enough.

Jim Murray

6 years ago #9

#5
Thanks Kevin Pashuk...no matter how weird it get, we will always have the Beezers.

Jim Murray

6 years ago #8

#4
Thanks . I sincerely wish you the same. Without the emojis. Because I haven't figure that out yet.

Jim Murray

6 years ago #7

#6
Thanks CityVP \ud83d\udc1d Manjit. I have always, no matter the era or the level of bullshit in the world, managed to feel hopeful with the coming of the New Year. Why Not?

CityVP Manjit

6 years ago #6

A toast to the spirit of new times and the year ahead. There is still 7 days left in 2017 so I personally take each day as i tcomes and even with knowing a tiny fraction of the nasty things that happen in our world, I am still counting each blessing. With the caveat that Christ was not born on 25th December, merry christmas to you, your family and all who are here and contemplating another year and whatever went down or around during 2017.

Kevin Pashuk

6 years ago #5

Murray Christmas to the Merry household...

🐝 Fatima G. Williams

6 years ago #4

Jim Murray A Merry Merry Christmas to you and your family. This is terrific post and I love the hope it instills, the message it focuses and more importantly the truth of the goodwill of men, that there is hope and all we need is to hold on to that hope and will power to make the world a better place for us all. Love to all out here on beBee have a fantastic Christmas day❤🤗🥂🍺
Merry Christmas !

Jim Murray

6 years ago #2

#1
Thanks Laurent Boscherini. And Merry Christmas to you too.

Laurent Boscherini

6 years ago #1

Merry Christmas @Jim Murray ! You are one of those guys of goodwill, you written legacy is still in motion to remind us to never stop to be curious to learn.

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