Recently I have been thinking of the human nature. The stories told here in the Valley by the fellows from all corners around the world, really makes you think of who you are and how you are behaving. Personally I have not in a very long time felt as peaceful and calm as I do now, but the question on how people are behaving is emphasized by reading news, looking in my environment and listening to the stories by the fellows.
Looking at the news gives a constant flux of misery and bad things happening in the world yet talking to my friends here in the program gives another more promising and happy picture of what is happening in and to the world. We have a lot of problems yet there are numerous projects throughout the world giving at least me a hope. Yesterday talking to a friend a thought emerged: “Why not give the good news instead of the bad to build the case against especially violence? Show the people that we as humanity have the power to really change our future history.†I know this is a somewhat naive (and certainly not new) thought, but isn’t it worth trying instead of just talking about it. We should start to contribute in whatever way we can. If that is just helping an old lady over the street, bring some flowers to your mother, build a social enterprise or just give that social call to your friend just to ask him how he is. Go for it! … but stop to just talk about it.
What puzzles me is that I think the problem as so often is really us. We are still busy seeking solutions everywhere else than right within us – the constant quest of answers from everyone and everywhere else than us. I think a true peaceful soul comes from within you. We are running in this world, we are running to get that recognition we all so desperately want. A monologue from the movie “Good Will Hunting†stands as an example of this run and somewhat explain it. I guess there are better examples of it in literature, but we as humans are not that complex in some ways.
Isn’t it time for us to stop running? I will for sure try…
