h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Mostly I want to continue doing what I’m doing, only doing it better. I will try to paint more this year, and also to keep improving artistically. I will continue to share the beauty of nature with you in my art as well as photography. I’m hoping to influence people to appreciate animals and plants more, to be more considerate towards them. I’ll continue with my plant cultivation efforts. This year I will also try and share with more of you some of my essays, my thoughts on improving the world. Going into this year, humanity will face many challenges, many problems. We will continue to be faced with harm to the environment; war and conflict will go on; we’ll still be facing social problems like inequality, poverty, various forms of oppression, manipulation, exploitation. Human health will continue being a concern, not just disease epidemics, but also disease conditions with a strong ‘lifestyle’ component like cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Then there’s mental health; I foresee in 2015 we will become more concerned about it, more aware of the extent of mental illness, which can be devastating.

In all these fields I believe I can do something to help. I feel that every single one of us can do something positive, and that becoming better people ourselves is the first step to changing the world. After all, if everybody did that, the world would indeed be much better! I will try and mention things people can do – small things but also big things. We must not, individually, doubt that we could indeed do great things, that a single person could make a big difference. We mustn’t wait for others to do it, we must do it. We are made to feel small and powerless but this is not true! Every human has immense potential in him or herself. We have great power to change our own lives, our activities, our attitudes. We can strive for kindness, consideration and generosity, for love and compassion. What limits us, to prevent us from doing this? Only small-mindedness! When we start to act in a positive, constructive way, we also start to influence others. We show what is possible. We refute, by example, the idea that humans are petty and selfish. Only by doing do we discover what we can indeed do. I therefore will strive this year to set an example, and I urge every one of you to do the same! We have inside us the seeds of a better future world, if we would only properly nourish them.

Let’s all make 2015 great!

What a lovely post, Willem.

Hi Milla! Thanks I'm happy you liked it!

Yes! Splendid Willem!

2015 eh? Heavens, seems like yesterday that it was 1976. . The lady in the newsagent told me today that the years seem to go by faster, the older we get. So I bought a birthday card from her, to send to someone who will be older and wiser this year.

My resolution is to remain forever curious about life, and always to be in awe of the vast mystery of it all, even though I'm less wise about the world than I was in 1976.

But I'm more at peace in my inner space. Am so I am.

My Dad had a great sense of wonder, he was always curious, always learning, often grieving, often marvelling. I want to be like him.

Greetings for 2015, Willem, and all!

Very wise words, Willem


Have a wonderful 2015, all your friends only send you Very Best Wishes!





lil xx

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