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widen the traditional academic scope of perspectives
overcoming engrained paths of thought, creed, nationality, academic or other tribe, whatever

It could be that blogging is a passive activity choice
riddled with pre conscious and subconscious nodes of comfort zone serving sabotage type urges.

I don´t think
intellectuals represent our culture's true capital
because it feels much safer to stay in the realm of ideas and write than to act and
be a part of the solution.  

Even visionaries can at best inspire, but are rarely gifted in putting their own ideas into practice without good, professional managers.

hands on operationalizations
are one step beyond intellectual exercises, which requires taking the risk to be wrong and that´s not easy to accept for most people.

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.

by metavision on Fri Nov 14th, 2008 at 08:34:36 PM EST
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at times blogging makes me think of a overpressure safety vent: all these superabundant chemical electrical processes finding an attractive / comfortable way out

these processes, or their presumed owners, indeed do not represent our culture's true capital. The potential of their owners setting these processes to good work, that is when we can speak of 'our true capital'

this potential I call 'true capital' since in this moment in time, it's the only way Baron von Münchhausen can pull himself from the swamp

our intellect can analyse what's needed to act with vision, compassion and boldness. The slumbering intellectual engage in us should wake up and rise to the challenges ahead. Use its will power to follow up on insights gained and take flak, transcend barriers, live an honorable life

the visionary is slumbering in all of us, as is the good professional manager. Our intellect can see what's needed to enact all that's needed. Our desire, our will power, to serve life (including our own) can set us in motion

imo, the crucible is now and we're all invited

by emilmoller (emil@beyondthewalls.eu) on Sat Nov 15th, 2008 at 08:56:30 AM EST
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