http://www.realisticsanctuary.com/?p=53 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:00:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.realisticsanctuary.com/?p=53&cpage=1#comment-321 Sanjay Khanna Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:50:02 +0000 http://www.realisticsanctuary.com/?p=53#comment-321 ZK, I surmise that those who work for change in communities believe that people are at their most effective when they're not isolated. That being said, all of us have to live with ourselves, and understand that against forces so large, from the institutionalization of economic belief to the integrated workings of the biosphere, we are small and insignificant, grains of sand on the beach. Despair seems a natural part of the process even for many who work in groups to address larger socio-cultural, environmental or economic problems, yet maybe, just maybe, knowing that we're giving of ourselves can provide solace even to "solo fighters." And perhaps even provide others with the power of a good example. ZK, I surmise that those who work for change in communities believe that people are at their most effective when they’re not isolated. That being said, all of us have to live with ourselves, and understand that against forces so large, from the institutionalization of economic belief to the integrated workings of the biosphere, we are small and insignificant, grains of sand on the beach. Despair seems a natural part of the process even for many who work in groups to address larger socio-cultural, environmental or economic problems, yet maybe, just maybe, knowing that we’re giving of ourselves can provide solace even to “solo fighters.” And perhaps even provide others with the power of a good example.

]]> http://www.realisticsanctuary.com/?p=53&cpage=1#comment-320 Flight of the Hummingbird II at Realistic Sanctuary Blog Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:38:27 +0000 http://www.realisticsanctuary.com/?p=53#comment-320 [...] Ogilvy China Digital Watch Contact Me realisticsanctuary@gmail.com Media Contacts English & Non-English Language Media Jeffrey Schwartz, Publicist blephen@gmail.com Copyright © 2008 by Sanjay Khanna All Rights Reserved Blog design by Mary K. Elkins. « Flight of the Hummingbird - Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas [...] [...] Ogilvy China Digital Watch Contact Me realisticsanctuary@gmail.com Media Contacts English & Non-English Language Media Jeffrey Schwartz, Publicist blephen@gmail.com Copyright © 2008 by Sanjay Khanna All Rights Reserved Blog design by Mary K. Elkins. « Flight of the Hummingbird – Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas [...]

]]> http://www.realisticsanctuary.com/?p=53&cpage=1#comment-314 ZK Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:02:24 +0000 http://www.realisticsanctuary.com/?p=53#comment-314 So, when does small become too small? When does the hope of the solo fighter become despair? I understand the hummingbird well but I feel worried about the effectiveness of the solo effort these days. I guess for me, the issue is how does the effort of the one, galvanize the many? Is there a tipping point at which this occurs? How do we get "community" or communities, to reach such tipping points on issues of global warming, community cohesion and more? What is the "realistic" response to the plights we share as a global/local community? Is "realistic sanctuary" a whistle in the dark as we walk by the cemetery? So, when does small become too small? When does the hope of the solo fighter become despair? I understand the hummingbird well but I feel worried about the effectiveness of the solo effort these days. I guess for me, the issue is how does the effort of the one, galvanize the many? Is there a tipping point at which this occurs? How do we get “community” or communities, to reach such tipping points on issues of global warming, community cohesion and more? What is the “realistic” response to the plights we share as a global/local community? Is “realistic sanctuary” a whistle in the dark as we walk by the cemetery?

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