"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us,  ...."

So began Charles Dicken's "A Tale of Two Cities" written in 1859.

When future historians come to write about the early years of the 21st Century, perhaps they will find Dicken's words describe our current situation well .....

“May you live in interesting times”

Some sources suggest that the above words were an old Chinese curse – others suggest not – personally I don’t know, 2012 has sofar been very interesting indeed. It seems that in the months ahead not one, not two but three crises that have been developing for some time could actually overlap, and create one huge crisis for the human race.
 
John F Kennedy wrote that the Chinese word for crisis is made up of two characters, one meaning danger and one meaning opportunity. Personally I believe that this year offers a fantastic opportunity to create a whole new paradigm which would avert all three crises – if we avoid the danger of holding on too tight to the way of living that got us here in the first place. Can we change things ? The inspiring words of the late, great Bill Hicks might offer us a possible solution







Is life really "Just a ride ? "  Who built the ride ? Are our minds really that powerful ? How can we stop those demons running amok ? Is there a point to the ride ? As Bill Hicks might have said, let's find a point ........

To be continued in "It's Just A Ride - Part Two"