... many worthwhile things are hard to achieve, but rarely impossible -- given enough time, sweat, guts, luck, help, and a sufficiently powerful dream.
Dear Readers,
I thought I should tell you nine things
(if you can squeeze this in... as I can only hope).
OUTLINE
1. A much bigger picture
2. Presumption and intention
3. Monitor (and share) the unfolding dream, if you please
4. About that puzzle
5. Eager anticipation
6. The true costs
7. The minimum hope and expectation
8. A strictly limited time-frame
9. Rationale for saying all of this
1. A MUCH BIGGER PICTURE
This "City-Journal" blog is just a tiny, preliminary "puzzle-piece"
-- a single "grape" from a whole "vineyard" of maturing ideas
-- sprouted from a life-long project
-- in full play, personally, for over 5 decades of
-- grasping for,
-- preparing for,
-- seeking,
-- discovering,
-- philosophizing,
-- conceptualizing
-- inventing,
-- innovating,
-- accumulating,
-- sorting,
-- reconciling,
-- systematizing,
-- testing,
-- refining,
-- and proving.
-- grasping for,
-- preparing for,
-- seeking,
-- discovering,
-- philosophizing,
-- conceptualizing
-- inventing,
-- innovating,
-- accumulating,
-- sorting,
-- reconciling,
-- systematizing,
-- testing,
-- refining,
-- and proving.
To help my fellow human beings
-- fight and win their daily battles
-- fight and win their daily battles
-- for a better life,
-- at least a little, if not a lot.
-- at least a little, if not a lot.
The invention of the Internet
-- makes it feasible to try this
-- makes it feasible to try this
-- with a reasonable hope
-- for a happy result.
-- for a happy result.
Incredibly,
-- even providentially,
-- the Internet came into being
-- even providentially,
-- the Internet came into being
-- almost at
-- the exact moment
-- I most needed it to hand.
-- the exact moment
-- I most needed it to hand.
2. PRESUMPTION AND INTENTION
2.1 "This puzzle-piece" blog
-- is not even close
-- to being as good
-- as I intend
-- and of which I am capable
-- given enough time
-- with top priority being given
-- to substance over style
-- (whenever pursuit of style delays development of substance)
-- as the best approach,
-- all things considered.
-- is not even close
-- to being as good
-- as I intend
-- and of which I am capable
-- given enough time
-- with top priority being given
-- to substance over style
-- (whenever pursuit of style delays development of substance)
-- as the best approach,
-- all things considered.
2.2 But I figured
-- the blog useful enough,
-- that I'd better place it
-- in everyone's hands, now,
-- the blog useful enough,
-- that I'd better place it
-- in everyone's hands, now,
-- rather than continue denying any present value to them,
2.3 While I
-- eventually perfect
-- this part
-- eventually perfect
-- this part
-- of a vastly larger picture.
2.4 For, I need it IMMEDIATELY
-- as a vital system-building tool
-- to serve not only my own, relatively large "neighborhood-of-four-neighborhoods,"
-- but to serve as many others as possible, also immediately
-- and eventually, all neighborhoods,
-- (as things are worked out)
-- throughout the territory,
-- (and even far beyond our own immediate surroundings)
-- hence reaching all the people
-- where they live
-- and are most surely to be found
-- in fullest cooperation BOTH with
-- advanced and
-- newly-uniting neighborhoods,
-- and with similar initiatives,
-- world-wide,
-- as these are discovered.
2.5 TO DO THIS, I MUST SOON BEGIN TO SYSTEMATICALLY MAXIMIZE READERSHIP (I'd really like to do that after Version 2.0 is ready, but fate may have other ideas)
-- UNTIL MOMENTUM TAKES OVER
-- rather than continue to rely on word-of-mouth, alone
-- with considerable success (thanks to many)
-- as was necessary in this hectic early stage,
-- now drawing to a close, finally.
2.6 Which will mean that we will have
A RELIABLE DELIVERY VEHICLE
-- which people will want to visit,
-- HENCE GROWING NUMBERS OF PEOPLE
-- WILL BE HIGHLY LIKELY TO VISIT
-- REGULARLY OR
-- WITH ADEQUATE FREQUENCY
-- TO BE ABLE
-- TO NOTE AND
-- CONTEMPLATE
-- AND ADOPT MORE AND DEEPER PROPOSALS
-- MORE QUICKLY THAN OTHERWISE POSSIBLE
-- FOR SOCIAL ENHANCEMENTS
-- because they will come to know that
-- every effort is being exerted
-- to ensure that their every visit
-- will always be rewarded
-- with some mix of
-- practical, valuable, pleasing information
-- which they might not have otherwise gained
-- or might have forgotten
-- over the course of busy life
2.7 AND THEY WILL SEE THE PROPOSALS
AS A MATTER OF COURSE
-- to return
-- and consider
-- at their leisure.
2.8 IT GIVES SYSTEM-BUILDERS
and system-improvers
a ready and RELIABLE means
for TRYING TO IMPART
THEIR SOCIAL MESSAGES
toward a large part of the populace,
thereby helping:
to develop and SUSTAIN
-- a far wider "sense of community,"
-- and common purpose,
-- and cheerful cooperation,
-- and a reduction of any sense (or reality) of alienation and aloneness
-- and then,
to engineer
-- a reliable, enduring, perpetual
-- means of taking
-- even more
-- effective and timely action
-- together,
-- as logical social units,
-- so as to do things NEVER DONE BEFORE
2.9 A means of ESTABLISHING
AMONG THE PEOPLE,
-- various, highly practical systems,
-- from all available sources,
-- as these show greatest promise
-- for advancement
-- of the greatest and increasing numbers of people
-- (preferably all of them)
-- at greatest convenience to them,
-- always toward
-- the highest individual and common good,
-- that ever-changing circumstances
-- will permit.
YOU COULD BE A MIGHTY BIG HELP, IF YOU'LL PASS THE WORD -- FAR AND WIDE -- and share your wisdom, as the mood strikes.
2.4 For, I need it IMMEDIATELY
-- as a vital system-building tool
-- to serve not only my own, relatively large "neighborhood-of-four-neighborhoods,"
-- but to serve as many others as possible, also immediately
-- and eventually, all neighborhoods,
-- (as things are worked out)
-- throughout the territory,
-- (and even far beyond our own immediate surroundings)
-- hence reaching all the people
-- where they live
-- and are most surely to be found
AT THE GRASS ROOTS OF OUR SOCIETY!!!
-- in fullest cooperation BOTH with
-- advanced and
-- newly-uniting neighborhoods,
-- and with similar initiatives,
-- world-wide,
-- as these are discovered.
2.5 TO DO THIS, I MUST SOON BEGIN TO SYSTEMATICALLY MAXIMIZE READERSHIP (I'd really like to do that after Version 2.0 is ready, but fate may have other ideas)
-- UNTIL MOMENTUM TAKES OVER
-- rather than continue to rely on word-of-mouth, alone
-- with considerable success (thanks to many)
-- as was necessary in this hectic early stage,
-- now drawing to a close, finally.
2.6 Which will mean that we will have
A RELIABLE DELIVERY VEHICLE
-- which people will want to visit,
-- HENCE GROWING NUMBERS OF PEOPLE
-- WILL BE HIGHLY LIKELY TO VISIT
-- REGULARLY OR
-- WITH ADEQUATE FREQUENCY
-- TO BE ABLE
-- TO NOTE AND
-- CONTEMPLATE
-- AND ADOPT MORE AND DEEPER PROPOSALS
-- MORE QUICKLY THAN OTHERWISE POSSIBLE
-- FOR SOCIAL ENHANCEMENTS
-- because they will come to know that
-- every effort is being exerted
-- to ensure that their every visit
-- will always be rewarded
-- with some mix of
-- practical, valuable, pleasing information
-- which they might not have otherwise gained
-- or might have forgotten
-- over the course of busy life
2.7 AND THEY WILL SEE THE PROPOSALS
AS A MATTER OF COURSE
-- to return
-- and consider
-- at their leisure.
2.8 IT GIVES SYSTEM-BUILDERS
and system-improvers
a ready and RELIABLE means
for TRYING TO IMPART
THEIR SOCIAL MESSAGES
toward a large part of the populace,
thereby helping:
to develop and SUSTAIN
-- a far wider "sense of community,"
-- and common purpose,
-- and cheerful cooperation,
-- and a reduction of any sense (or reality) of alienation and aloneness
-- and then,
to engineer
-- a reliable, enduring, perpetual
-- means of taking
-- even more
-- effective and timely action
-- together,
-- as logical social units,
-- so as to do things NEVER DONE BEFORE
2.9 A means of ESTABLISHING
AMONG THE PEOPLE,
-- various, highly practical systems,
-- from all available sources,
-- as these show greatest promise
-- for advancement
-- of the greatest and increasing numbers of people
-- (preferably all of them)
-- at greatest convenience to them,
-- always toward
-- the highest individual and common good,
-- that ever-changing circumstances
-- will permit.
YOU COULD BE A MIGHTY BIG HELP, IF YOU'LL PASS THE WORD -- FAR AND WIDE -- and share your wisdom, as the mood strikes.
3. MONITOR (and share in) THE UNFOLDING DREAM, YOURSELF, if you please
So, if you find this site
-- useful enough to "bookmark,"
-- and return often,
-- useful enough to "bookmark,"
-- and return often,
-- you will see it
-- getting better and better,
-- especially, as:
-- getting better and better,
-- especially, as:
(1) people continue to comment
-- and show me
-- what they truly want
-- and need,
-- and show me
-- what they truly want
-- and need,
(2) contribute ideas
-- to help us keep refining things, and
-- to help us keep refining things, and
(3) as all the other many pieces,
-- in the works,
-- in the works,
-- come together
-- into the single
-- fun,
-- easy,
-- thorough
-- practical, and
-- completed
-- into the single
-- fun,
-- easy,
-- thorough
-- practical, and
-- completed
-- end-product I'm working toward...
The rest of the huge, completed puzzle.
This will also help
-- keep you connected with me,
-- keep you connected with me,
-- so I can keep you closely informed
-- on breaking developments
-- on breaking developments
-- which you might wish to exploit,
-- without undue delay
-- without undue delay
-- all placed in your hands
-- so much more easily and surely.
-- so much more easily and surely.
THIS IS A JOURNEY OPEN TO ALL,
FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL
4. ABOUT THAT PUZZLE
You probably know (or can imagine)
how much effort it takes
-- to put a 1000-piece puzzle together,
-- WITH the help of the clear, detailed
-- PICTURE on the box
how much effort it takes
-- to put a 1000-piece puzzle together,
-- WITH the help of the clear, detailed
-- PICTURE on the box
-- to guide the work.
Now,
-- imagine one
-- with hundreds of thousands
-- (even millions) of pieces,
-- and NO completely clear
-- and ready
-- "box-picture"
-- to go by,
-- for it's still unfolding before my own eyes
-- as I transfer it from my crowded brain and copious notes
-- into more finished form,
-- to my great, much longed-for relief!
-- for it's still unfolding before my own eyes
-- as I transfer it from my crowded brain and copious notes
-- into more finished form,
-- to my great, much longed-for relief!
Also, a table-top
-- is not nearly enough room
-- for a puzzle,
-- ACRES IN SIZE!
5. EAGER ANTICIPATION
I can hardly wait to show (and freely give) you the rest of the thing
-- and so you can see it altogether, for yourself (and use it)
-- in optimally full and productive service
-- and so I can see it, myself,
-- and so I can see it, myself,
-- somewhere else, (where it's supposed to be)
-- besides inside
-- besides inside
-- my most focused and persistent imagination
-- and within my own integrated set of life-structures,
-- built-up over much time
-- for the very tasks at hand.
-- for the very tasks at hand.
6. THE TRUE COSTS
As you might imagine,
such a vast,
but do-able task
takes much
-- time,
-- energy,
-- enthusiasm,
-- exertion,
-- inspiration,
-- stress,
-- pain and disappointment,
-- information,
-- deliberation,
-- planning,
-- designing,
-- programming,
-- testing,
-- managing of material and human resources,
-- sweat
As well as
-- continued good fortune,
-- sincere dedication
-- and commitment
-- to the public good,
-- in all good will.
such a vast,
but do-able task
takes much
-- time,
-- energy,
-- enthusiasm,
-- exertion,
-- inspiration,
-- stress,
-- pain and disappointment,
-- information,
-- deliberation,
-- planning,
-- designing,
-- programming,
-- testing,
-- managing of material and human resources,
-- sweat
As well as
-- continued good fortune,
-- sincere dedication
-- and commitment
-- to the public good,
-- in all good will.
AT THE VERY SAME TIME
While directing
-- an extensive neighborhood organizing campaign
and building
-- a practical knowledge and experience base
-- to share and exchange
-- with all neighborhoods
-- system wide
I hope I have,
or will have,
whatever is necessary
and sufficient
to do a good job for us
or will have,
whatever is necessary
and sufficient
to do a good job for us
-- paramount of which is acquiring lots of new skills
-- which I am trying to absorb as fast as I can
-- and use them
-- along with as much of the accumulation of
-- inspiration
-- and wisdom,
-- as can be further developed, sustained, and exploited
-- in the very limited time remaining.
For I now rank with society's elders -- and take the role very seriously.
-- and use them
-- along with as much of the accumulation of
-- inspiration
-- and wisdom,
-- as can be further developed, sustained, and exploited
-- in the very limited time remaining.
For I now rank with society's elders -- and take the role very seriously.
7. THE MINIMUM HOPE & EXPECTATION
All I can say is, "the best that I can do, is all I can do."
-- The rest is up to a larger fate.
But it would be nice to, at least, get "this ball rolling" well enough,
-- that it will continue
-- to build in speed and expand in scope,
-- to build in speed and expand in scope,
-- while ever-self-refining, under the common wisdom
-- and ever-increasing
-- our personal and collective power
-- to maximize the good,
-- and only the good,
-- in this sacred life,
-- whether I continue to exist and shepherd it, or not.
-- and ever-increasing
-- our personal and collective power
-- to maximize the good,
-- and only the good,
-- in this sacred life,
-- whether I continue to exist and shepherd it, or not.
8. A STRICTLY LIMITED TIME-FRAME
I am simply convinced that,
-- somehow,
-- I'm "supposed" to try
-- to leave this world
-- far better
-- than I found it
-- as so many others have done,
-- and are doing,
-- for us all.
-- to leave this world
-- far better
-- than I found it
-- as so many others have done,
-- and are doing,
-- for us all.
I can see no other more reasonable alternative,
-- when I am so certain
-- this is the right thing to be doing,
-- this is the right thing to be doing,
-- and that I can actually do it
-- "with a little help from my friends.."
9. RATIONALE FOR SAYING ALL OF THIS
I just thought it might be best
-- that you know these things,
-- rather than not know.
So that,
-- when you're ready, willing, and able,
-- you can pitch-right-in,
-- to help change our world
-- for the much better
-- following this dream
-- or your own.
WHO DARES SAY WE CAN'T, WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY BEING DONE, ALREADY?
So that,
-- when you're ready, willing, and able,
-- you can pitch-right-in,
-- to help change our world
-- for the much better
-- following this dream
-- or your own.
WHO DARES SAY WE CAN'T, WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY BEING DONE, ALREADY?
Most sincerely and humbly yours,
David Nelson
David Nelson
Fellow Citizen of a Magnificent World,
On Its Way to Becoming an Even Better One,
As Fate, Determination, and Abilities
Direct Us All
On Its Way to Becoming an Even Better One,
As Fate, Determination, and Abilities
Direct Us All
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