The State of the Planet

[5thElement]

Hi Seashore - I have followed your posts for quite awhile and am in awe of your ability to research and find so much material

To answer your question "The thought occurred to me that Project Avalon members each have his/her own perspective on the overall state of affairs of the world at this point in time.

Based on all your research, and on your own personal experiences, how do you think we're doing?

I'm always interested in members' posts that are not a copy and paste from someone else's words, but simply what you think, in your own words.

I hope some of you will be willing to share. "


I know that the going is tough in many places and I do think there may be more to come. There is still a great deal of conflict in this world and in how we interact with each other.

As a species I think we still have a ways to go... my thoughts:

All conflict comes from fear - when people fear that they will no longer have the ability to take care of themselves or the people who depend on them they are capable of dispicable acts. That is the simple version - the easy to understand version - if you are starving you are more likely to steal and if your children are starving you may resort to even more desperate measures. (I am speaking in generalities - I hope that most of us would cooperate with each other in benevolent ways to ensure that everyones needs are met.)

The difficult version is what we see in tptb - if someone makes millions+ and may be at risk of losing some of that but by no means starving why would they result to some of things we suspect them of? Could be status, power, control - bottom line that person(s) may be afraid that if they lose their status etc. they will lose their ability to maintain their lifestyle which could spiral into loss of friends, connections, housing.....on down the line to their ability to support themselves/dependents. They may even be afraid for the lives.

Again - generalities and the very condensed version. A little dose of fear such as "Dude - you live on the slope of an active volcano - you may want to think about having an evacuation plan" or the kind of fear that kicks in to help you in an emergency can be a good thing. Allowing your life to be ruled by fear Conflict can also result in much needed change - but we must understand why we are having the conflict to get past it and move on.

How many time have you had an argument or disagreement with someone you are close to? Say curfews for teenagers - you say be home by such-and-such time. They're late - why are you mad? Because they disobeyed? Because they don't take "your authority seriously"? Because they have no respect for you? If you are honest - you are mad because you are scared to death that something horrible happened to them. You may think all of the other things - you may even have yourself convinced it's all the other things. And maybe they do need to work on respect, consideration etc. but bottom line - you were scared.

Think about it - if you really, really think about it can you come up with a conflict that didn't originate in fear? (disclaimer - more times than I care to admit I only recognize this in hindsight )

On a happier note - I also believe:
We all have something to contribute.
There is value in every living being - it's just harder to spot in some.
There is always hope.... (love that movie )
The right people will be in the right place at the right time

Thanks for starting this thread

El