Power

Power

Power needs to be shared. And, those in power seldom share it willingly. Those with resources seldom give them up unless forced. Which is how our society came to be - by taking resources by force, violence and deceit. Which is why our culture and society is faced with troubles now. It does not know how to give back as much as it takes. And, it is used to taking what is not given.

It gets what it wants when it wants it.

Our culture and our society is out of kilter. Like a wobbly potter’s wheel or an unbalanced tire of a car, our society is not centered. It has been wobbling severely for some time. This continued vibration causes problems. Eventually shaking something loose and jamming the system or critically breaking it.

There are symptoms of the wobble. Symptoms unique to industrialized cultures and societies with manipulated populations. Cancer, depression, schizophrenia and suicide being the worst. Restlessness, not being able to focus and dissatisfaction are the lower end of symptoms. These are things that come from our environment. An environment we as a culture and society are allowing to happen.

If our society and culture is damaging, then we need to change it. The problem for us is that the existing societally acceptable means of change are set up to not work. The true means of change are not going to be acceptable to the society that needs to change. The transition will be difficult. The only true and lasting way societies and cultures have ever changed is over long periods of time and with difficulty, coupled with a total collapse of the existing system of power. The key to lasting change that will actually benefit the planet is to not go back to a similar system of power.