book learning

sometimes we lose track of the basics. rolling up the sleeves and diving into work without knowing what to expect will often bring up issues that are overlooked in the planning phase. there are many different scales of thought - and being way howdt there will often give a different picture from just a simple task. but if you cannot accomplish the simple, how can you imagine doing the complex?

reading books is a lost art. fiction books describe imaginary scenes to tell a story and teach a lesson. non-fiction provides reference information that documents persons, places and things from the perspective of current time. as busy as people are these days, time to bury yourself in a book is hard to find, unless you put your mind to it. it is a nice escape from reality, without some screen processing information at you. entertainment from video games, television and movies provides an easy to grasp perspective that allows thought to be directed to a certain point of view.

i believe that my mind imagines the world based on the last few books that i have read. i see the routine from the author's perspective and imagine instances that support the thesis. when i find inconsistencies, i relate whether the author is correct. tv used to be the information delivery system of choice, but internet as a content provider seems to have taken a good share of the action. the details provided make a different world view than the simple times we grew up in. the books i currently read offer hints of how we should think tomorrow.

currently on my table are p.d.ouspensky, The Fourth Way : vladimir meg're', Rites of Love : isaac asimov, Prelude to Foundation and miles mitchell, Tailings from the Golden West. the combination of direction is meant to influence my writings, such that i can make the next conceptual leap in the development of eco-community. the model is a cross between galt's gulch from ayn rand, Atlas Shrugged and ernest collumbach, Ecotopia.

i figure that if the energy runs howdt, i want to be prepared spiritually and physically for the work that will need to be done.