Waging Beauty & Wonder

Waging Beauty & Wonder
by
Robin Hall, and a friend


Maybe we make up even this notion, a transcendental experience. What if children were allowed to develop completely apart from gods, religions and Jung? Would this sort of experience not then fall to them as well BUT they would have knowledge to integrate it?

As they are growing they are introduced to all the best the world offers from, say, 4 languages to be fluent in, to maths, musics, all the arts and not just in viewing, but participating, creating.

Then as time passes, the children are introduced to the past and to the present.

They are introduced to the range of human behaviors and emotions, shown that what they are learning is completely unique and they will be forever unable to discuss their background with OTHERS but they will be introduced to the skills needed to interact with virtually any others.

They learn many games of chance, sports, a serious martial art like tai chi from early youth. Acting as well so they can hide what they know from anyone.

They learn to survive on their own in any situation over time.

Then what would they be? New humans with a different chance in the world at large. Maybe they would have a chance to change the world, maybe to make it through any disaster we might face.

Stories might be written about them or they might go un-noticed ever and just wage BEAUTY and WONDER within society.

Maybe its already happening in ways that don't seem like beauty and wonder. Maybe the carpenter down the street, working 10 hour days to feed his family AND make nice houses is part of the beauty. Maybe the janitor working for his or her family is the wonder.

Plain folks doing the right thing, taking care of business. There may be hope for us yet.