Dear editor,

So we have a difficult international situation, with no shortage of problems here at home.

My sense is we have two or three years to 鈥済et it together.鈥� Doesn鈥檛 2020 sound like a magic number?

We must harness our technologies, rather than be slave to them, in the service of social/spiritual harmony and sustainable development. If we combine our science with ancient philosophies (including the First Nations worldview) we can unify on a scale never known before. All it will take is some 鈥渂rass balls.鈥� In the words of a dear friend of mine, 鈥楾hose who care need to be those who dare.鈥�

So what do we dare to do? One thing we can do here at home is develop a 鈥淐anadians-only鈥� social media. This will protect both the domestic economy and the environment. We can do a much better job than Facebook 鈥� from the perspective of 鈥渃onsciousness,鈥� the Facebook interface is really lousy. An interface has a huge impact on people鈥檚 emotions. What we do is use esoteric 鈥渟acred geometry鈥� to appeal to people鈥檚 higher selves鈥�

Speaking about 鈥減erspectives,鈥� why not rename the United States the 鈥淯niversal Stewardship Academy?鈥� It has long been known that a change in name precedes a change in fortune. This is particularly true of nation states 鈥� and blocks of states 鈥� whose names are generally unique. It is my assertion that a renamed U.S.A. would inspire love rather than fear.

Our 鈥渋nternational trade agreements鈥� could be upgraded to 鈥渋nternational stewardship partnerships.鈥� This would reflect the increasingly apparent global desire that material goods should be for personal and collective spiritual growth. Sometimes this growth requires a modest amount of personal property, and sometimes it requires a collective arrangement.

Alan C. Ashcroft,

Courtenay