The deep tragedy of the soulless slaughter of 11 September, 2001 has touched the life of every person of conscience the world over; now, in its aftermath it is that same conscience that is called to action in the name of those who have needlessly perished at Ground Zero as well as worldwide: how might each of us have made its occurrence less likely?
There is a sad truth to face: a zero-sum mindset has, however unwittingly, governed our behavior here in the privileged West, in such a way as to have led those less privileged (perhaps as a result, direct or indirect, of our way of life) to perceive us as effective elitists at best, not-so-subtle racists at worst.
In the soulful closing words of Lincoln’s first Inaugural, “We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.”
In thus summoning the ‘better angels of our nature’, he sought to avoid fraternal slaughter; in that same spirit, we must now take concrete measures demonstrative of those guardian spirits within us all, if we but acknowledge them, in embracing our ‘brothers/sisters’ in humanity.
One such pragmatic measure, designed to so act and, thereby, insure against future acts of desperation by those somehow forgotten in the now global reach of materialism’s virtues and vices is our RejuveNATIONS project.
What is envisioned is simply a smartly organized, efficient and highly visible ‘shadow’ United Nations, peopled by persons aged 10-16, from every part of the World, however remote, however heretofore insignificant or “Third World”, to use the language of zero-sumness.
It is sponsors such as you, world leaders in the burgeoning high-technology which embodies in its potential so much of the good and/or ill of which its users are capable, who now, at this seminal moment, without precedent in our history in terms of the potential for our ultimate self-destruction either by default or design, hold the key to the realization of RejuveNATIONS.
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Characterized by the cost-effectiveness and otherwise cutting-edge capabilities aimed at eliminating the very notion of space as an impediment to meaningful communication and consequent understanding, enabling its salutary reach anywhere, this Electronic Empowerment of the Future alive here in the present is now possible-------indeed, necessary.
With your allegiance we envision a co-equal permanent ‘virtual’ body politic of the world’s young, at least equal in regular media coverage, perhaps superior in its facilitative qualities. You will help to realize the practical wisdom of no less a technological seer than Buckminster Fuller in helping to literally rejuvenate his deep insight: “All children are born geniuses.”
As all parents know from firsthand experience, theirs is a wisdom so unfettered by so-called ‘adult’ compromise of so simple a proposition as human understanding that it holds the very real promise of ‘shaming’ their counterpart United Nations toward what can be so relatively simple once the zero-sum agendas uknown to them are stripped away.
Enclosed please find a detailed plan illustrating your potential role as our strategic ally; with your help, we may soon see the day when the ancient tragedy of unnecessary conflict and its consequent suffering will become truly exceptional, not the rule.
Let us avoid, for the sake of our future world, the haunting refrain from the last scene of Romeo & Juliet wherein the authority figure decries the failure of the adult world to heed the love enabled by their now dead children: “ALL are punish-ed!”
Most sincerely,
Joseph Baron-Pravda, J.D./Founder/Washington, DC
Pro Bono Undertaking / DC Bar Member #238899 / site coming soon