After work last night, I spent an hour in the sun with a friend, mulching over some of the apects of our current times...and what we had been observing. One feature which we dicussed was the way people here in the UK ( and elsewhere) are becoming so disillusioned with leadership from the top down. Whether one is talking about religion, politics or health issues - there is a growing lack of trust in those who are supposed to be offering leadership. .. a growing sense that they do not really have the interests of the people at heart. Nowhere is this more clear than in politics...where self interest and keeping themselves in power seems to be a major driver. We were talking about the possibility of change being effected from the 'bottom up' rather than 'top down' - not as a revolutionary, reactionary sort of force which history has often shown to be destructive, but as an evolutionary pro-active participation in finding genuine new ways forward.This morning I opened an email from Avaaz...describing "that across the planet, millions of people young and old are flooding the streets and mobilising online, to reject corruption and injustice and speak of a more beautiful world. A new Twitter hashtag in Brazil tells the story: 'OGiganteAcordou' Translation: “The sleeping giant has awoken" As one example,the Brazilian Senate is voting to give any 500,000 citizen petition, the power to directly introduce measures to the government.
This is a fascinating area and one in which so much more could be explored but in true blog fashion - short is best ...more to follow!!!
