Why write a blog? And why would anyone want to read it? These were the questions that came to mind when a close friend suggested I take on this responsibility. Yes, I consider it a responsibility because it challenges one to leave egocentric comments at the door. For example, if I address superficiality, I place myself above my own tendencies to engage in such. Likewise, if I criticize others\u2019 ideas, I presuppose a higher knowledge. But I do believe in a higher knowledge that transcends the conditioned, the culturally accepted, even the pseudo-objective. Actually, we all know what that higher knowledge is, for we call upon it regularly when we are arrested by beauty, when we love unconditionally, and when we either rail against injustice or struggle to right a wrong at all costs. What we know in these circumstances often propels us to act against our self-interest, to speak out against so-called common wisdom, and to risk the loss of anonymity in a society that demands conformity. If I\u2019m right about this higher knowledge \u2013 call it wisdom\u2019s threshold \u2013 then there will be readers out there who will want to track with me, even in my failed attempts to reach it. After all, the evolution of our race\u2019s world perspective is not continuous, but subject to spontaneous leaps, sometimes synchronous leaps from a common collective. And so, I begin this journey humbled by the fact of my dependence on my readers to join with me in this venture. In fact, I invite them – you \u2013 to help me tune into the world consciousness, perhaps to participate in its evolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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