tury, a life of fascinating contrast and contradiction, of service and some degree of solitude. A complex, clever, eternally restless man.
His mother and father met at the funeral of Queen Victoria in 1901. At a time when all but four of Europe's nations were monarchies, his relatives were scattered through European royalty. Some royal houses were swept away by World War One; but the world into which Philip was born was still one where monarchies were the norm. His grandfather was the King of Greece; his great-aunt Ella was murdered along with the Russian tsar, by the Bolsheviks, at Ekaterinberg; his mother was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
His four older sisters would all marry Germans. While Philip fought for Britain in the Royal Navy, three of his sisters actively supported the Nazi cause; none would be invited to his wedding.
When peace came, and with it eventual economic recovery, Philip would throw himself into the construction of a better Britain, urging the country to adopt scientific methods, embracing the ideas of industrial design, planning, education and training. A decade before Harold Wilson talked of the "white heat of the technological revolution", Philip was urging modernity on the nation in speeches and interviews. And as the country and the world became richer and consumed ever more, Philip warned of the impact on the environment, well before it was even vaguely fashionable.
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G VALUES, RESPECT FOR GAIA and EVER AFTER THINKING
as espoused in ... A handbook for creating the world that we want !
What WE CAN BE - WE MUST BE
zaadzsters of THE planet UNITE
ALL hail ! to Jon Symes, Phil Turner and particularly Ron Monnier for creating this superb "centre-piece" image for the children.
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Michael : catalyst-producer
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Michael said
The problems we face are rooted in the way we LIVE and the way we THINK, so these are what must change. A new, higher level of thinking will usher in a new way of living, in which social justice and environmental sustainability are enshrined and where there is no concept of exploiting other people or damaging our home, Planet Earth.
WE need every ounce of our ingenuity, determination &resolve right now to build this future.
Your Planet Needs You - Introduction
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In the context of “two nations POTENTIALLY divided by the same language” …
LISTEN to “THE View” of these children … and having LISTENED to the children ...
LET US ALL BE PART of SOMETHING BETTER
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Zaadzsters_et_al@gaia UNITE …
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KreaShine! said
Patience is a virtue :)
Love IS action :)
I have the sail ready…
Michael : catalyst-producer
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Michael said
We kan kreate a kickin' kosmic kidz klub of kindness…for ALL who care :)
INDEED WE kan
j : awaken2love
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yes, let's listen to the children…
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aszlo is a unique scientist who founded systems philosophy and general evolution theory. But he is also the founder and president of the Club of Budapest, an informal association of highly creative people who use their insight to enhance awareness of global problems and human opportunities.
The book starts with a Chinese proverb that warns, “If we do not change direction, we are likely to end up exactly where we are headed.” The author then summarizes the problems the world is now facing and their causes. He emphasizes that we are at a critical juncture in history. We now face a “decision-window.” We are headed on a path towards global breakdown where societies will experience accelerating terrorism, crime, wars, intolerance and an inhospitable biosphere for human life. Thus, there will either be a global breakdown of civilization or a breakthrough to a better future for our children and us.
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