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<p>Although we shall not talk about him directly, the elephant in the above [[ideograms|<em>ideogram</em>]] is the main protagonist of our stories. It is a glimpse of him that we want to give by talking about all those people and events. This visual metaphor represents the whole big thing – the Renaissance-like change that now wants to emerge. The elephant is invisible, but we will have glimpses of him as soon as we begin to 'connect the dots'. And that's what we are about to do.</p> | <p>Although we shall not talk about him directly, the elephant in the above [[ideograms|<em>ideogram</em>]] is the main protagonist of our stories. It is a glimpse of him that we want to give by talking about all those people and events. This visual metaphor represents the whole big thing – the Renaissance-like change that now wants to emerge. The elephant is invisible, but we will have glimpses of him as soon as we begin to 'connect the dots'. And that's what we are about to do.</p> | ||
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| + | <p>"The human race is hurtling toward a disaster. It is absolutely necessary to find a way to change course", [[Aurelio Peccei]] (the co-founder, firs president and the motor power behind The Club of Rome) wrote this in 1980, in One Hundred Pages for the Future, based on this think tank's first decade of research.</p> | ||
| + | <p>Peccei was an unordinary man; during the WW2 he was captured by the Gestapo and tortured for six months, without revealing his contacts. Peccei was also an uncommonly able business leader. While serving as the director of Fiat's operations in Latin America, and securing that the cars were there not only sold but also produced, Peccei established Italconsult, a consulting and financing agency to help the development of the Third World countries. When the Italian technology giant Olivetti was in trouble, Peccei was brought in as the president; and he managed to turn Olivetti's fortune around. And yet the question that most intensely preoccupied Peccei was that much larger one just mentioned – the nature of our civilization's condition; and the future toward which it was headed. And so he applied the best of his ability to see that this large and grave issue is properly understood, and handled. | ||
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Revision as of 10:44, 10 September 2018
Contents
Federation through Conversations
The theme is the elephant
We are not only talking
Don't be deceived by this seemingly innocent word, "conversations". The conversations that will now extend and continue our initiative are where the real action begins; and the real fun.
If you consider, as we do, the news about Donald Trump or some terrorists as nothing really new; if you feel weary of seeing the media used to spread their messages – then you might be ready for some really good news.
Just look at the world of five centuries ago – what do you see? Of course – you see Leonardo, you see Copernicus... You see the rebirth of the arts, you see the emergence of science. How much more spectacular will be the sight of this sort of development taking place in our own time! How much more worth our time are the messages of contemporary giants, the people who really do have something to tell us!
But even the conversations about the most relevant themes – about the challenges that mark our era – can be completely different than what they are. Weary about talking about the CO2 quotas? Disheartened by how slow the progress has been? Also then – and especially then – you'll be glad to hear that there is a whole different way. That we can be building a new world instead of trying to fix the old one. And that this engages the best of our enthusiasm and our creativity, instead of our strife and worries.
A difference that makes a difference
Although we shall not talk about him directly, the elephant in the above ideogram is the main protagonist of our stories. It is a glimpse of him that we want to give by talking about all those people and events. This visual metaphor represents the whole big thing – the Renaissance-like change that now wants to emerge. The elephant is invisible, but we will have glimpses of him as soon as we begin to 'connect the dots'. And that's what we are about to do.