November 12th 2023: Valuation Time

Andrew Welch is back to give his third perspective in the 3-part series on human values and how that relates to VisionWorks and the challenges of humanity in general.  In this sometimes radical wrap-up, he takes the content of the previous two perspectives to the streets to see how it might inform our actions for the real world.  We are facing an unprecedented crisis, and many say that civilization is on the line.  Andrew's conclusions are unexpected and thought-provoking - you don't want to miss this!

First Reading

The current self-destructive system distracts us from its failure by forcing us to compete to obtain the money to survive—or to buy the next consumer trinket.  As a result, we rarely step back to reflect on the nature and meaning of life; on how our human experience can and should allow us to experience expansive love and the fulfillment that comes from lives of service to the wellbeing of our neighbor, Earth, and thereby of ourselves.

 – David Korten

Second Reading

We must face up to an inescapable reality: the challenges of sustainability simply overwhelm the adequacy of our responses. With some honorable exceptions, our responses are too few, too little, and too late.