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Hi Bhaskar, Mneme and Chris - and thanks very much.
posted by
Antonionioni
on September 10, 2007 at 12:42 PM
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A really thought provoking and superb sonnet Tony! Borders-segregation-
problems! Chris.
posted by
Scramble
on September 10, 2007 at 9:35 AM
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Tony, wise words.
I'm convinced that half the trouble in the world today is because we've lost that basic unity Bhaskar is talking about. Too much happening too fast. Even TV commercials are exhausting (bah, humbug..)
posted by
mneme
on September 10, 2007 at 4:10 AM
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I fully agree with you Tony about a boundaryless world.
It will make the world bigger and not bitter, place to live for human homogeneity to find expression. The sky is so, so should be the earth. Well said, Tony.
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on September 10, 2007 at 2:51 AM
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Yes, it will. Thanks Sannhet and Troosha!
posted by
Antonionioni
on September 9, 2007 at 1:42 PM
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Tony -
It will come some day - though probably not in our lifetime. But it will come.
posted by
sannhet
on September 9, 2007 at 1:30 PM
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...and what a grand idea it is!
posted by
Troosha
on September 9, 2007 at 1:18 PM
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That's OK Cringe, better any comment than nowt.
Naive, though, is the wrong word. Idealistic yes, perhaps. But like I said, if people agree with the aim, then all it takes is the will and the organisation to raise consciousness. no more than that. i'm not trying to start a movement here. Well, not HERE, there are too few readers! But the ideas have to begin somewhere,, and then they spread and become accepted or disappear. It's less far-fetched than Scientology anyway, and look how many followers that has!!
posted by
Antonionioni
on September 9, 2007 at 1:01 PM
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Ooops, that was 'actual' and I didn't mean to sound so bitter!
posted by
CringeintheUSA
on September 9, 2007 at 12:25 PM
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Call me a cynic, people listen, get energetic and nod their heads in
agreement. When it comes to the actually 'doing' what happens is you're standing there like Jerry Maguire with his memo and maybe one person as tragically naive as you will belatedly back you up.
I'm not being evil, because I had to leave a job a few years back when I tried to make things better, and start a union in a non unionized dept of the company. They had me at 'goodbye'.
posted by
CringeintheUSA
on September 9, 2007 at 12:24 PM
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Thanks for those comments guys.
It is of course idealistic but if most people agree with the sentiments then it's worth at least saying it, I think. The world is run by people and if people wake up to the way countries give power to petty jealousises, rivalries, give platforms to tinpot dictators often in democratic clothing, etec etc, then people CAN do something about it. The French Revolution happened. The sixties happened. We need to take it to the next level...
posted by
Antonionioni
on September 9, 2007 at 11:22 AM
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their should be more people like you in the world!!
posted by
heartworms
on September 9, 2007 at 10:49 AM
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Antonionio
It is good to dream, and hope, and work towards a goal of "for the common good of all". If everyone was of the attitude of "what will be, will be", we would go downhill even faster than we are now.
posted by
TAPS.
on September 9, 2007 at 8:40 AM
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They may say I'm a dreamer...
but I'm not the only one 
Somehow this sonnet reminded me of John Lennon's "Imagine". 
posted by
Sheilah
on September 9, 2007 at 7:19 AM
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Antondreamon cos I am always wishing for a world such as this
so keep on writing verse to inspire a world to listen
posted by
Kabu
on September 9, 2007 at 6:29 AM
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