The spell of 'hierarchy
We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings
to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to
see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for
self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global
crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply
to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will
move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful
ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too
big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, Time for Progressives to Grow Up
Yeah it's a hard-knock life, and the above does illustrate the state of our consciousness. At least most of the population. Why don't most people help each other more - why don't people do more? Fear. That it's going to somehow hurt us. And the scary thing is that we know that's not true but, like a Pavlov Monkey in a cage, we still go with the program rather than reality.
Sad stuff. It may be hard to do what is right, but it also leaves us with more friends, more relationships that are meaningful and a reason to be here... make a change today and then tomorrow, and then the day after that until it hurts and you bleed... and then... make some more changes. It gets easier I promise.
