Carzwell
Carzwell
Jul 21, 2017 · 2 min read

First response, before reading others’ comments.

I believe this is an important analysis. I am encouraged to hear the question being asked and answers being offered about what is behind the curtain.

I believe this is worthy of a wide and thorough conversation. I believe we need head and heart checks. I believe some need a bit of encouragement to reveal private thoughts matching your ideas. I can sense an instinct to put my fingers in my ears and chant, “la-la-la-la-la!” This is hard stuff.

Folks are talking and pointing around and even agreeing something needs to be done. I believe many see political activism as the only way to engage, and that is just plain unpalatable. Back to TV, and the Amazon wishlist, and cell phone upgrade.

I want to move on to the next whatever. I witness a lot of combative engagement and angry rhetoric. I don’t hear anyone talking about the inevitable transition. Why not lean into the possibility we could intentionally guide things a bit — at least a little. What does that look like, right now?

Well, I don’t know, but I want to learn. So, I am looking to Bhutan for answers.

Bhutan has moral universals, and has only recently begun transition from a monarchy to a democracy. They have a relatively fresh constitution that expresses moral universals unlike anywhere in the world. Great care was taken in crafting the language, and the “next generation” is central to all considerations and management of their vast natural resources.

Bhutan is “developing” when viewed through a Western-Industrial lens, and yet they are — in my judgement — advanced in so many ways that matter.

I am a 52 year-old American and father of five. My fiancee and I have 10 children between us. That is a lot of “next generation” to consider. It matters to us what is coming next. So, we are growing our vision to beyond North American to consider where there is, in fact, a bright future. That is where we want to learn the best next whatever.

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    Carzwell

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    Bill is an Autodidactic Peace Warrior, and friend and student of the Kingdom of Bhutan. He is a father of five, USAF Vet, and Lives to Dance.