At de Lange wrote Tue, 13 Apr 1999 in LO21291
"Here we learn through dialogue what time means for each of us. For
example, I keep on explaining that for me time is a creative process which
can be constructive or destructive, based on how entropy is created. This
is my experience of time. But in the mean time humans have to suffer
poverty and war. This Janus face of time makes me very sad because for me
it points to a lack in learning -- a problem which humankind up to now
could not solve."
Dear At:
I found there were two ways I could interpret your closing. First, that we
have a choice to be constructive or destructive with our energy. Second,
that learning takes time and while we're in the process of learning, we're
not able to deal with the human condition as well as we could if - if we
had more learning. The second interpretation is a call for action, an
urgency to improve our learning prowess so that we can, indeed, improve
our understanding and capability for right action.
Given that we've talked before about the "dwell time", that time required
for the seven essentialities to exist so that emergence occurs, are you
suggesting the need to minimize this dwell time through learning or are
you suggesting something else?
I thank both you and Winfried for this stimulating discussion.
Regards,
Terry Priebe
Decision Support Associates
mailto:insight@de-sa.com
http://www.de-sa.com
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