Another sunset has given way to a new day. The sleepers have awoken. You are now one day older, nearer to death but wiser. The world has reset and we are looking out at a vast new panorama of opportunity.
You gird yourself for the coming day: meetings, phone calls, maybe some traffic. There will be (in theory) foods to eat and tasks to take care of. You’ve got to hype yourself up. Give yourself the Pacino pep talk from Any Given Sunday. Life is just a game of inches.
You look around at the world you woke up in. Maybe it’s a world with a legacy of problems that permeate every molecule. It’s certainly a world where the time for talk is over. The whole thing is at risk here, people. Do you want to read another report, or do you want to do something? The whole future depends on this moment and the choices we make today.
Important forces are colliding as you read this. Some people stayed up all night and are still working. No sleep. Drug-fueled. Major issues at stake. The fate of millions hanging in the balance.
One person can stand on the street with a sign. The rapt attention of millions can be garnered with a little freaky and a lot of determination.
Working in groups can accomplish even more, but comes with new kinds of risks. If everything is dangerous, then we always have something to do.
In the words of the dreamer from Waking Life, “This is absolutely the most exciting time we could have possibly hoped to be alive. And things are just starting.”
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