As I write Sky and Aljazeera are reporting up to 20,000 Pakistani troops moving from the Afghan border to the Indian border, and Israel has just bombed Gaza big time.  It is new Moon, one lunar cycle from Mumbai.  Awful as it sounds, I see these events as release valves, expelling poison that would otherwise get worse, letting off steam thus averting bigger trauma.  It is time and event management that is being collectively asked of us now, keeping things in perspective and not buying into the death throes of religion and consumerism.  People in the west flock to the cathedrals of the shopping centres, and in the east religious intolerance and inflexibility will have its way.  Just hang in there, hold a still point within yourself and start dreaming in the blueprints of the new world culture. my guesstimate now is that by mid February much will be different and a new energy evident.  So at this time think good things, smile at people and empower a future based on community, empathy and tolerance, because if these things are not a vital part of our future, what kind of future will it be?

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