THE POWER of A NEW WORLD VISION

Recently, in response to our post, "NEW WORLD VISION": "When evil men burn and bomb, good men build and bind," Janina left a meaningful comment, I wanted to share her comment and my response back:

JANINA WROTE and QUESTIONED:
I am totally moved by all of these entries by yourself and Dr. Nkwocha. Sadly women, who represent a majority in the world, as well as the poor, are underestimated and not-allowed to make changes on a large scale. We are bullied and destroyed even in North America, especially in our homes and the work place. Rarely does the law help us. I ask how we can collectively or individually make changes when so much evil pervades the earth? Perhaps writing is one of the ways.

The threat of Christian destruction is becoming a world pendemic. Governments are slowly being run by corporations and corporations are after only one thing and that is money and profit.

How do we get through to our government officials? How do we reach out on a world scale, when we cannot even in our own back yard.

RESPONSE TO JANINA from DR. OGUCHI NKWOCHA:

Dear Janina:

I identified these issues in your efficient response—two dozen or so issues in just 3 short paragraphs!
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# Women:
• represent a majority in the world, but 
• represent a majority of the world’s poor,
• are underestimated
• are not allowed to make changes on a large scale.
• are bullied and
• are destroyed, even in North America,
• are destroyed  in our homes and
• are bullied the work place.
• Are rarely helped by the law.

#  Present Realities:
• Evil pervades Earth
• The threat of Christian destruction is becoming a world pandemic
• Governments are slowly being run by corporations
• Corporations are after only one thing and that is money and profit

# Questions:
• How we can collectively or individually make changes?
• How do we get through to our government officials?
• How do we reach out on a world scale?
• If we can’t even make changes in our backyard, how do we reach out on a world scale?

# One Solution:
• Writing is one of the ways.
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Your writing re-translated above in fact supports the point that you make: “…[Perhaps] writing is one of the ways…”

My first impression is to throw this open to all readers, and I still favor this idea, because no one source or person has all the answers.

Elsewhere, I have pointed out the power of Vision / “en-Visioning.”  One Vision can produce the results that will solve myriads of problems, or eliminate a root-problem of protean manifestations. We cannot underestimate the power and efficiency, efficacy and enduring nature of Vision. Let’s use it. Individually and collectively.

Sometimes, the compelling nature of a Vision stimulates desired change-producing Political activism in parts of the world where such is productive; at other times, Social activism; in some places, “Communication Activism” (Media, including Writing), in other places, coordinated civil disobedience and Labor action. Activism can be done on an individual level and or a collective level; either way, it is a Vision that ignites it and supports it through to consummation. Yet, activism is but one vehicle for fulfillment of the goals of a Vision: “the system” is more creative.

The thing about Vision is that neither time nor space binds it: it drives the process or processes relentlessly, oblivious of time-frames, oblivious of “failures,” such that the goal is invariably accomplished: today; if not, then tomorrow—whenever—for sure; but accomplished it will be.

Do not allow “present realities” shrink the horizon of what is possible. That also includes not allowing current pervasive negatives affect your ability to form the correct Vision—or to engage in the act of “en-Visioning” at all.

There is practical value in using “Vision.” Really!
Margaret Mead said, quoted in several versions, something like: “…All it takes is a few committed persons to make a change in the world; and in fact, that’s about the only way such change in the world is possible...” History and facts back up her observation.
Can you believe that just one woman and her activism compelled the entire State of California to reconsider and adopt what I call “Green Consciousness”:  responsible use of fossil fuels and management of such resources and the fallout from their use? Her so-called trials and tribulations at the hands of all-powerful, all-wealthy and almighty stakeholders only led to other States in the US adopting her goals, and forcing a US Supreme Court ruling in favor of her goals, thereby now compelling the US government to acknowledge and support such?

Debbe Oneness once quoted: “…the greatest engineering feat of the Universe is the Human Mind…”  That Mind works with Vision.

Vision.

Thank you, Janina, for pricking our individual and collective psyche. We need that.

Oguchi Nkwocha

Oguchi Nkwocha, MD
A Biafran Citizen
California, USA

On behalf of the Nation and People of Biafra

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