September 26, 2022 People can and do develop throughout their lives. Unless circumstances are quite dire, the potential for development does not expire. Let's be optimistic!
Maybe what is going on for humanity as a collective is not development. Is it change for the better? Some would say yes, some would say no. Are there changes for the better that can be agreed on collectively? Also, is humanity as a collective undergoing differentiation and integration? There seems to be so much differentiation that has become differentiated groups competing and fighting in varied ways. How do we foster coordination or integration among the differentiated peoples and individuals of the world? There are no easy answers, but it's worth pondering.
I definitely have hope for individuals and their ongoing development. It's humanity as a collective that I worry about. I know that the systems and structures that human beings have created are always changing and developing, but the direction that we humans are developing in doesn't seem very hopeful to me. It seems that our individual development is overpowered by the development of oppressive economic and political systems.
Maybe what is going on for humanity as a collective is not development. Is it change for the better? Some would say yes, some would say no. Are there changes for the better that can be agreed on collectively? Also, is humanity as a collective undergoing differentiation and integration? There seems to be so much differentiation that has become differentiated groups competing and fighting in varied ways. How do we foster coordination or integration among the differentiated peoples and individuals of the world? There are no easy answers, but it's worth pondering.
I definitely have hope for individuals and their ongoing development. It's humanity as a collective that I worry about. I know that the systems and structures that human beings have created are always changing and developing, but the direction that we humans are developing in doesn't seem very hopeful to me. It seems that our individual development is overpowered by the development of oppressive economic and political systems.