Soon, there will be 7 billion of us on this superb, blue planet. Chuang-tzu said that it is thanks to the smallness of my feet that there remains so much space to walk around in, but this space is shrinking. And 7 billion ecological footprints (or are these then 14 billion tracks?) is a squeeze, not counting those of exploding nuclear reactors and burning oil wells.
The time has come for a new society. We need to think of new forms of society; the old 'institutes' no longer fit the reality. Because the pressure of living together only mounts, the space is dwindling, the stress increases. We continuously invade one another's space. Tolerance and flexibility are harder to maintain. We can no longer maintain the sovereignty of self: how can we digest 7 billion ego's?
What to do? Should we collectively age ourselves out? Turn green? Philosophically ride this wave? Move to planetary leadership? Just love one another?
Just announce yourself if you want to react
