‘Inside, inside!’, the Song Bird cried;
inviting me to go within.
So sweet across the great divide,
I heard It softly calling.
‘But how’, I asked ’should I begin?’
‘which road am I to follow?’.
‘Fear not’, It sang, ‘go in, go in’,
‘I will be there to guide you’.
At first just He, then He and me,
then He alone therein I find.
My soul in burst and flying free,
I live for Him and serve mankind.
At the recent SLDevU conference in London, I understood the vision behind the online virtual world, Second Life, to a much deeper level: a platform for the 3D Internet – a richer, more compelling and more collaborative space for information and communication than our current, flat-screen Web.
Created by visionary programmers and inhabited by curious explorers, soul seekers, revellers, entrepreneurs and a frenzy of big-bucks brands, I wonder if we could turn this new Frontierland into something greater than our First Life?… (more…)
Prout (PROgressive Utilisation Theory) is a visionary socio-economic system to encourage a cooperative society. A new short story competition has been announced for writers to open a window on a future, Proutistic society. From the press release:
IMAGINE A SOCIETY IN WHICH…
…food, clothing, housing, education and medical care are guaranteed to everyone.
…most farms, banks, industries and services are run as cooperatives owned by the workers.
…there are no multinational corporations.
…different voices, languages and cultures are respected.
…there is self-sufficiency in food, medicines, clothing, housing, and local transport.
…the environment is protected and restored, all agriculture is organic, waste is recycled and renewable energy is used.
…universal spirituality is valued, not religious dogmas or conflicts.
…leaders are selfless servants of the people. (more…)
Black morning.
Clouds, muggy and moody,
Smother the mouth
of the city.
Thousands of bodies
Slide to the grind,
Underground.
Faces straight and indifferent.
Lost
in folds of paper
and fatigue.
Walls plastered with
Where to go
What to wear
What to buy
Thousands of bodies,
Thousands of faces.
Each a different form
of an endless You.
You’ll often hear about the life-changing benefits of meditation and how it can release a deep, lasting contentment. But did they tell you how it can throw a spanner in the works of day-to-day life?…
‘Lotus Date’ by Anadi.