Mollerade

“If you could, would you try to shape the world or leave it to be shaped by others?”

To help you decide i’ ll lay out the possibilities: If you answer yes what would you shape it into? That’s important, their isn’t any point in saying yes without having the vision of what you’d like the world to be like. If you don’t have that vision your answer is actually no (you’re brain has blown a fuse, please take it to your nearest neurosurgeon for a tune up). Also consider whether others are aware of this choice and would their vision be different?

A no answer, or a yes without vision, would indicate you taking a back seat, either unable or unwilling to add a vision to the potential multitude existing in the world you live. Naturally you wouldn’t be represented in the global affairs, which deal with creating said visions (one less vision to deal with).

Is this Important?

Read on and make your own mind up. Here’s a quick recap:

“Choosing yes means joining a chorus of other saying yes, your vision is represented but not necessary equally. Power and money still rule. Choosing no means you may have a vision, but are unable or unwilling to let it see daylight.”

Note: This isn’t a question of good versus bad visions, we are only interested in the possibilities and outcomes we will all experience in relation to making such a choice.

Yes requires a belief that the world can be shaped by you. Power and money makes this easier and some of you will already have it (gold bullion is accepted here). Those who do have it will be shaping and those without will also be shaping but find it harder (although not impossible). The resulting mash up would stop your one vision ever being a utopean reality. The worlds political messes witness that compromise is the only way to avoid bloodshed between clashing ideologies. Much of this depends on the size and achievability of the vision, that humans don’t like to compromise when they have the advantage, that money and power offer advantages and that compromise only works when all parties compromise. Other factors come to play, but take a quick look at the worlds papers, to see the results are clear. No one wins everything all the time. The world we see today is the continuing effect of many visions tussling with each other for the lead. Although it has been tried many times by many tyrants, mortalality creates fluctuatations which cannot be avoided.

There is an alternative. If those with money and power had the same vision as those without even agreeing on its implementation, compromise wouldn’t be necessary (basically impossible - sorry).

To answer no is the inability or unwillingness to participate, rich and powerful or otherwise. Some will think it is not a realistic choice, that they wouldn’t know where to start. Others simply won’t care and some will not be able to physically or mentally participate. What ever the reasons the argument for “No” centers on not participating in shaping the world, and leaves it to be shaped by others.

What those others choose to shape it into is of your concern. Its very common and perhaps even human for dictators to begin with good intentions for all the people, but rarer for them to implement them once the’ve achieved power with an ego inflated to stratospherical proportions. History is spattered with societies being turned into dictatorships because their leader just knew it was for their own good. Therefore it is unlikely that anytime soon the world will plunge into the utopian society many of us dream our children could grow up in. Saying no to shaping the world is the status quo.

Welcome to your creation.

Its not only the no’s who create the world that would be too simple. It could not look the way it does without their silent contribution, but nor could it without the effects of those who answered yes. Next time you choose not to vote, you should remember that. Inaction doesn’t abstain you from responsibility. For those looking for inspiration, here it is; Believe you can make a difference, and you will. From that belief comes action. Action to think about what you want the world to look like. Action to find others with similar visions, action to compromise with those who don’t. Action to vote.. So what’s your answer, yes or no?