viernes, 4 de noviembre de 2011

My dream is to empower people... What is Yours?

My dream is to begin where everything starts, in the individuals. To fully understand, and help others understand, that our institutions, organizations and systems are a reflection of us, and if we want to change them we have to start with ourselves. I want people to understand they have the ability to change their lives, their destiny, and their environments... That all the good we want to see in the world will happen when we personally decide to do good all the time, to all the people.

I want people to know they are the ones who decide how things are done, and to unlock that potential... to participate in all those decisions that impact their lives, yes, because people matter. Because any system we create should always be oriented to fulfill people's needs, ALL people's need, not only a 20% or the world population. Because a system that is only built by and for the few shows enormous lack of creativity and responsibility, and all of those who do not feel taken into account, represented and with possibility to engage in that system have the duty to create a new one that is better for them.

I dream that people can work for themselves and help their local communities at the time..  that local knowledge, culture and traditions converge to comprehend specific challenges, while global approaches contribute for the planning of the projects that will overcome these challenges, at a speed of light velocity.. that we don't need to see more people dying in hospitals and suffering all over the world to understand it is time to implement all these 1 zillion dollars ideas!

I want to work with people that know their dreams are bigger than their minds and personal capacities, but that are not afraid, because they also know we count on each other. I want to work with people that put their talents and passions to the service of those who have been deprived of everything... with people carrying a big heart, and willing to embrace the difficult task of giving back to the bottom billion the ability to dream.

And I dream that these bottom billion people, because of people like us, will have their heads in the sky and their feet on the ground, knowing that the lack of roads means nothing, because it's up to them to build their own paths and leave their traces... and we will help them do that.
 
I have many other dreams... a world where justice is replaced by peace..  a world of abundance, where my ideas and successes are the foundations for others to build their own... where innovation breaks traditional thinking and status quo in the developing world... but when it comes to think we can actually leapfrog transportation systems in undeveloped countries using the Matternet, NOW, that blows my mind!  I tell you that if we can do that, we can do anything.


1 comentario:

  1. Muy bueno. Pero me pregunto porque solo en ingles. Construyamos en lengua romance para la gente de nuestros pueblos de habla hispana que tanto necesitan de tus conocimientos y que apenas entienden el español como es mi caso.

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