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Imagine this.
A being is sitting on a distant planet looking through a magical keyhole — a special kind of apparatus that magnifies the microcosmic life of another world. The experiment is to understand human nature. First, she must pick a lively spot on that beautiful foreign sphere. But the spectacle is somewhat tragic as thousands of people are drowning in a river. Astounded by the sheer number of fatalities she comes to the realization that many aliens on that far away orb haven’t learned how to save themselves, but still strive to reach the other shore and get life support. She feels a strong urge to be of service and begins to devise multiple ways to warn the Earthians of the looming dangers.
After much exploration, she realizes that none of the solutions are feasible unless she understands how the Earthians’ psyche works — What motivates their choices, what fuels their drive to reach that other shore. She witnesses four types of Earthian beings.
After observing the Earthians, she ponders for a while.
“I must become one of them. I will ask the guardians to grant me passage to Earth.”
Her request is received, although not yet granted. It comes with a set of warnings and instructions;
“You will forget everything you know is real. Most likely, you will become a part of what you are witnessing. Here is everything you need to know before taking on this mission;
Type 1 Earthian — The number one approach is instinctive but often useless. Most won’t listen to the warnings believing they already know how to swim and will instead try to save themselves.
Type 2 Earthian — The number two approach is heroic but somewhat impractical. It is driven by danger, it is impulsive and may result in two lives lost instead of one.
Type 3 Earthian — The number three approach is about devotion, it’s benevolent yet often limiting because it can only affect the few before it exhausts the compassionate and unconscious giver.
Type 4 Earthian — The number four approach is a harmonious way of viewing the whole but requires extreme patience and forward-thinking. It invests itself in a primordial and universal principle utilizing insight and organic resources to benefit humankind, but that method is often judged harshly by those who lack vision.
As you can see, there are many approaches to providing solutions to the crisis, though most times only one approach solves it with the least casualties.
Usually seeing the whole and solving the problem from a higher point of view helps to envision the best possible future for all humankind. It also creates more space for the spreading of specialized skills to those who wish to affect quality within a quantifiable society. Unfortunately, for this approach to be timely, the being must be clairvoyant. That Earthian must view the world instinctively, physically, logically and in abstract yet critical ways.
Here are the four types;
Do you still want us to grant your request?”
“Yes, I shall incarnate into the visionary. This fourth approach being is undoubtedly the most profitable for all Earthians.”
“Indeed, it seems to be the most plausible choice. But alas, it is impossible.”
To become the fourth, you must embody all other three. And that takes many Earthian lifetimes. On our planet, you are still a whistleblower in her second phase of learning, yearning to apply the second approach — the heroic stage of the savior. We as your teachers haven’t yet aimed for the fourth. To know the fourth way one must understand how the apparatus that helped you peek at the Earthians from afar was built and by who. We cannot teach you this lesson until we learn it and transcend it ourselves.
But know this.
Without the whistleblowers, there is no warning. Without the saviors there are no acts of courage, without educators there is no wisdom shared, and without visionaries, there are no discoveries.
The purpose of the Earth experiment is to show you how you can attain and balance all four archetypes. You can gradually transcend these identifications by choosing a path with awareness and seeing all the possibilities. Every archetype is part of the one. All you have to do is unearth them. They just dwell somewhere on the many dimensions of your life ready to be called forth.
All approaches are life alterations. They must be weaved into a sturdy quilt and honed by your greatest superpower — Your imagination.
The Lever Principle — Synthesizing Buckminster Fuller’s wisdom.
“Anyway in which you and I order using principles that are operative in the universe, which our minds are able to discover — as for instance the lever. Where suddenly one man can lift what took twenty men to lift before. Where you could do a whole lot for others with a scientific principle, with whatever extent I employ principles, which are operative in the universe, to order the environmental conditions for humanity — to make it more favorable for the survival of humanity. This would bring about spontaneous behavior.”
“If I build a bridge where there’s a roaring gorge, where there’s life support on the other side of the roaring gorge, and people would’ve been risking their lives trying to swim across the gorge to get toward society. If I build a bridge, that’s the same thing as if I brought rescue to the bridge. So I commit myself then, to producing artifacts, and not trying to reform the human beings, but to take part in nature’s own evolution, performing of her own environment, by which you’re using these tools. So, I was then committing myself to try to do something for all humanity in ten years with tools…”
Buckminster Fuller – The Lost Interviews.
Also by Natasha:
What is Essential? Navigating A Complex World
Keys To Transcending Life’s Push And Pull
Natasha "Tash" Jean-Bart is a curator of ethos who alchemically synthesises the world through her senses. Through her writings, she seeks herself, and by design, the words transcend the page to make their imprints on those who also seek themselves. Born in 1971 in Montreal, Canada, Natasha has been dancing professionally for over 30 years. Her love and dedication in learning the street dances taking root from the early beginnings of what created Hip Hop culture led her to connect and learn from the creators and pioneers of the culture internationally. In 2005, she was nominated Head Judge of Hip Hop International (HHI) Street Dance competition, a position she held for six years. That same year she also landed a lead role as Lady Madonna in The Beatles “LOVE” by Cirque Du Soleil at the MGM Mirage in Las Vegas. Natasha is a connector and has created hundreds of opportunities for artists and companies alike. In 2011, she co-founded the Wättssoul company with her husband, Ghislain Malardier. Driven by their desire to help and mentor a new generation of artists, this dynamic duo has inspired and established a social platform promoting free expression of the arts by creating a network and community with a mission to inspire the world to re-imagine life through art. The company now produces the Las Vegas Locking Camp and invests time and resources to sponsor international community events that promote artistic growth and culture awareness. "Tash" mother of four and grandmother of three, still travels internationally in order to pass on the knowledge she accumulated throughout the years to a new generation of dancers. She is still studying and training with the pioneers and forever will be a student of the culture.
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