THE NEXT STEP
I am the Crowd
I’m the Multitude
The Common People
I am You and Them
and One and All
and Us
I am We
The Many
I hereby
Make my claim
And declare
Myself
I live in
Interesting Times
Information Age
iTimes
iEast and West, iPole to Pole
iWork and Play,
iNight and Day
iEarth and Water,
iFire and Air
I eat and drink and breathe
Bytes and Megs and Gigs
E-mail, Smart Phone, Webcam
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Blog and Tweet and Surf
Download and Chat Room
plus USB and MP3
and on and on and
On the Air
On Line
All Live
Eternal Now
Unending Updates
Breaking News Down,
you Digital Beast,
Easy on my analogue Heart!
It’s high time I paused to
Take stock
Rethink
Review my options
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I want a new explanation
I need a new translation
I desire a new vision
I long for a new map
I am the World
In search of a
World View
I demand:
A new Magna Carta
A new
Declaration of Independence
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A new Charter
of the Rights of Man
A new I have a dream! speech
I’ve seen manifestos before
Calling to arms, rallying cries
Long Live this!
& Down With that!
Imaginings & hallucinations
Utopias & Promised Lands
Yet I must go Beyond
I now announce
The Hymn of the
I now write
THE Manifesto of Manifestos!
I-Revolution
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I keep owning things
Which keep owning me
I have many lifebelts
But can’t keep afloat
I pile up gadgets
But can’t rise above
I’m spoilt for cures
But don’t seem to heal
I catalogue signposts
But can’t find my way
My lights are all on,
But I’m not at home
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I’m all dressed up
With nowhere to go
I have all the tools
But what is my task?
I have all the toys
But what is my game?
I’m logged in and on
But what do I say?
In an avalanche
Of information
Where is Knowledge?
In a deluge
Of titillation
Where is
Balance?
In torrents of Simulation
Where is Anything?
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It is I,
the stranded consumer,
choking, sick to the stomach of one too many flashy Diversions,
Cheap Thrills,
Amusements and Apps
It is I,
the angry human,
muttering Enough is Enough,
of being
in the wrong place at the wrong time,
a Fish out of water,
a Mismatch
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Where am I?
Here
In the Dragon’s Network
On the Road
Out on a Limb
At the Point of no Return
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
When am I?
Now
In the nick of time
In a rite of passage
In the Hour of Need
At the Dawning of a New Age
Flashing Forward
Always
Who am I?
I’m a Wo/Man child
A New Kid on the block
A Stranger
who walks into a bar
A Joker in the pack
A flock of Birds,
a school of Fish
Alive and Kicking
Shaken, but not Stirred
Salt of the Earth
Why am I?
Because I can see the Light
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I’m Holding my Own
Putting two and two together
Biting the bullet
Drawing a line in the sand
Going for it
Because it’s a matter
of Life and Death
What am I?
I’m a Baptism of Fire
A Spanner in the Works
Unchartered Territory
A U-Turn
The Tip of the Iceberg
The Genie in the Bottle
The Eye of the storm
How am I?
Funny Ha
Sober, Solemn, Bitter
Grumpy, Offensive
Profound
Sublime
-Ha, Funny Peculiar,
-Sweet
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I refuse to have
My future behind me
I ache to reclaim
Myself
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I owe it to Humanity
To be a Hero!
I’m getting Ready
And Willing
And Able
For the Serious Fun
Of what is to come
I have the talent,
I know it, I feel it
I’m yearning to live it
I’m a lucid dreamer
And hereby
I accept my limitations
And take responsibility
I grab the steering wheel of history
I mobilise and organise
I take control of my life
I forge myself
In daily action
Connect with myself
As I do with others
I make myself useful
I give back to society
Twice what I take from it
I rebel
and serve as an example
I do as I would be done by
I strive for a Shared life
In a Shared world
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Talk to me Parent, Child, Sister, Brother
Make sense to me Mr. President, Politician,
Sir Ms. Banker, Mr. Lawyer, Ms. Computer Developer
Look at me Classmate, Colleague, Neighbour
Dance with me Partner, Lover, Stranger
For we’re going global
Face-to-face
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I’m defeating my
Sensory overload
Compulsive addiction
Software virus
Malware, spyware
Frozen screen
Wireless jungle
Spam folder
I’m shaking hands
With my Extended Self
I celebrate my Remix
My new iMe
I’m conquering
The Virtual
I’m dancing with it
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I’m taming Cyberia
I’m embracing it
I know what I want
And I’m going to get it
Only the impossible
Is worth aiming for
I reclaim my space
I follow my intuition
I put my foot down
I get involved
I strive and I pledge
To turn Data
into Knowledge
Use Technology wisely
Protect our environment
Strengthen our community
Conquer poverty
Reduce disease
Minimise waste
Unlock new powers
For abundant and meaningful
Life
I will not forget
To remember
My Humanity
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I
We
The Many
declare
The I-Revolution
I am the I
In the I-Revolution
I am the eye
Of the I-Revolution
I was born in the storm
Of the I-Revolution
And Here and Now
I’m Coming of Age!
We believe:
1. Mankind is able to function as one global being. All is one. We can skip borders and aim for hapiness for all.
2. Digital/technical advancement leads to a maximal efficiënty.
3. In empowerment of the individual. A human centred society.
4. An end of religion and churches as we know them. We strive to create heaven on earth instead of in afterlife.
5. Respecting our planet. Free energy is possible and endurable products
1. Mondial
A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members. Mankind can and will act as one species, improving hapiness for the many instead of aiming for profit by a few.
Acting like one team.
WTM Nation is based on the empowerment of the individual.
A human centered society is taking the place of one that serves institutions.
Human species as a whole can function like one giant being.
In which every cell has a unique, specific task, thereby contributing to the whole. Individuals strive for personal growth and aim to become their own best version. When we aim for personal growth and forget about status and gaining property, we will find and create jobs that suite our personality. Because all contribute to the whole, all have to know what is the aim of mankind as a whole. This way everybody can align his model for personal growth to the aim of mankind.
Each individual gives to society according to his ability and receives according to his needs.
Space and Time are secondary,
it’s about action in the here and now. The internet brings likeminded together. Therefor nations and territory are losing their function. The whole world is within reach. Most of us notice they have more in common with like-minded people on the other end of the world, then their neighbor: What’s the point of defending a territory?
2. Efficiency
In digital and technical advancement as a means of improving conditions of the many. A rising consciousness of the crowd, triggered by the digital revolution. It’s all about sharing knowledge, visions and experiences. Sharing is caring. Wikinomics: the use of mass collaboration and open-source technology, such as wikis.
3. Freedom
Less rules and more personal freedom lead to more happiness for all. The accumulation of (pointless) rules comes forth out of fear to lose control. This crushes personal freedom. Instead of control thinking (which is based on fear) we can start creating (which is based on love).
4. Earth is Heaven
By tolerating differences, respecting one another and appreciating the differences we build on a paradise on earth. Practicing forgiveness and validate uniqueness makes us grow. A human centered society listens to the needs of people. People are different and have different needs.
Being happy is a personal responsibility. And only by tolerating different opinions and grant others their opinion it is possible to take personal responsibility for one’s one happiness.
|Oppression of feelings and ideas leads to mental emptiness.
A balance can be found by striving to serve the self as much as the other. The meaning of life is to enjoy life as much as possible. Church and religion have placed enduring happiness to the after live. If we use love as advisor instead of fear a paradise can be created on earth. If everybody acts like Earth is Heaven then it is.
5. Endurable products
Companies strive for profit instead of selling the best products. By making better and more enduring products they would save a lot of money and energy on marketing. Capitalism may be the most effective economical system we know, it doesn’t mean improvement is possible. Instead of aiming for more profit the aim of companies and governments can be redirected in: More happiness for all.
MANKIND WILL ACT
asONE
GLOBAL BEING
DIGITAL REVOLUTION
EXCELERATES EVOLUTION
Get Real
To all you dreamers:
Earth is calling
It's time to wake up now &
start making our dreams come true
Way too long we've been a sleep
believing we had to think & say
what others wanted us to say & think
Afraid of ending up alone
being thrown out
'cause our
opinion might deviate
Wake up !
We have been acting like sheep
afraid of some lone wolf that might
grab us
Although we know
all real threats
have long gone
We are safe...
What's left is the fear we create by thinking about what
might go wrong
But we 're safe as sheeps in a sty
with a fence around
and guards
and security
camera's
and a track & trace system
and virusscanners
We are so used to being afraid
that in a way it is comforting us
It keeps our minds busy
those fear fantasies
created by Them
But do not forget: Them are Us.
We are preventing ourselves against what ?
We are installing restrictions to make the
selfcreated 'danger' go away
fear itself is keeping us together
Would we admit that there's no danger
that we’re just addicted to the thrill of it
& addicted to a feeling of despair
confirming each other
like crying babies
then we would realize
that we are deliberately avoiding
the real questions
like:
why are we here ?
what do I want ?
and how do I succeed in achieving enduring happiness ?
how do we do that together?
That's what really should have our interest
Ask yourself: What makes you feel good?
Apart from buying stuff
Stuff you don't need
To impress people you don't like
Ask yourself
and the answer(s) should direct your live
will bring you to who you really are
Now that we have the knowledge to create comfort for all of us
with computers, machines, robots,
so that we don't need to work all week
and have time off
extra time
for fun things
for creation
We come from centuries of avoiding pain
& strategies to survive
Now for the first time in history we can make this planet a paradise for all
and since the i-revolution
the more and more people awaken
They understand that religions as we know them have lost their function
We have outgrown them
We are too smart for that ancient storytelling
We grasp there can be no God with a white beard on a cloud who will punish us if we don't listen
We are not born sinners
begging for mercy
F*** that s***!
The real God is the one we create today
in our image
We ourselves are creating reality
why not create this reality as beautiful as possible?
All of us
together
As one species
Take care of our world
make it the best world possible
That ain't too difficult
it's fun to create
And we can start today
You can start now
By feeling good
That 's just a mental state
you can master
You’re able to feel good all of the time
whenever you want
it's all in the mind
Stop worrying
Start loving
GET REAL!