Sorry, this a bit long…
Thank you to all who have answered [this email]. There are of course no right or wrong answers nor am I looking for anything specific. However, I feel we need to think about these questions. The legacy of Truth and what we are capable of doing needs to be understood as we begin to pass.
To me, friendship is indeed why we stick together to a degree. We share a common language. When I was in China I often longed to hear English spoken with American accents. I could understand Cantonese to an extent, and many people spoke passable English. But it was something about being able to converse more freely that brought me back to the USA. We share a common language and accent from our study and connections. But that, I believe is not why we remain.
I believe that there is a hidden agenda waiting for us. I say hidden because as consciousness we have not recognized it as yet. This agenda (and I have ideas but no answers) does not keep us from teaching and writing but awaits us.
There is one thing we do better as a group than anybody else, that is brainstorming. I believe we could solve some real problems for our country and world if we put our heads to it.
While in NYC, I sat on two brain trusts. One was under Bloomberg, We discussed and came up with ideas for the business world.
The other was with the IBM fellows program where we discussed their inventions and came up with ways to use the emerging technology and how to communicate the ideas.
The common denominator in each group was speaking the same language. The Bloomberg had in its’ group people like Jarvik (who invented the first artificial heart) and Marilyn Von Savant etc. There was a wide disparity of occupations and of course languages.
In both cases, we came up with some pretty innovative ideas that were passed on to people who could use them. To me, they appeared to benefit quite a few people in a positive manner.
I believe that this kind of brain trust may be why we are still in contact with each other putting friendship aside.
The present atmosphere in America is dire and is affecting the entire world to a degree. A large conflict of values has permeated our politics and government. The value confusion has left us feeling as if there are no values at all. Moral and ethical considerations seem to have been thrown out the window. All resolution between the material and spiritual laws seem to have been lost.
As Translators, we hold a wholistic and eclectic view of the world. Our ability to Translate is a simple concept of resolution that brings focus and clarity. In essence, Translation denotes a broader, more comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to human problems. Most problem solvers tend to fit their problems to their way of thinking about the problem. Hence, you cannot solve a problem with the same thinking that produced it.
Straight thinking is a science; it is a search (of values) truth, insight, and understanding. This type of thinking cannot be, should not be limited to professionals in their chosen fields.
Orthodox scientific thinking has tended to put too much emphasis on instruments, techniques, procedures, and methods rather than the problems, questions, functions, and goals. If the end goal is a resolution of conflict and confusion, then only deductive reasoning is going to work (as we use in the syllogistic process).
As early as 1928 Abraham Maslow wrote in an undergraduate paper: “At the moment of the mystic experience we see wonderful possibilities and inscrutable depths in mankind.”
I don’t know if any of this resonates with you, but I feel brainstorming could bring about a new idea or or or… If we solve a world problem hurrah, if we simply find a way to make sure that in the future Translation and RHS are not forgotten great! Time is growing short for all of us. To me, we have the ability to help bring the world into a new dimension we just have to think about it as a group.
Our study has been like Joseph…preparing us to know that Truth has sent us before so we might preserve consciousness.
Much love,
Suzanne