Have you ever
wondered
what kind of a world
we human beings could create
If we were to find out
that in fact,
we are good-natured?
Instead of our being
burdened & done in by
our original sin
We are by nature
blessed & called into
our original grace
Such may well have the most precious
of all the many discoveries
of our recent 20th century
The discovery of the person
the birthright + the destiny
of each & every one of us
human beings
Led by noted pioneers
Carl Rogers, Abe Maslow, Rollo
May, Virginia Satir
James Bugental, Sidney Jourard,
Stanley Keleman
That we are innately inclined
toward becoming
life-affirming
Constructive
Responsible
Trustworthy
(Carl Rogers)
That we can afford to probe
the further reaches of our human
nature
our hierarchy of needs, peak
experiences & self-actualization
(Abraham Maslow)
That the utterly free human being
will be/come
spontaneously responsible
(Rollo May)
That we are encouraged
to search for our selves
(Rollo May)
And to search for meaning
(Viktor Frankl)
And to search for authenticity
(James Bugental)
We can afford to become transparent
(Sidney Jourard)
We are possessed & deserving
of self esteem
(Virginia Satir & Bob Reasoner)
Far more than only
'i think therefore i am'
(Rene' Descartes)
We feel therefore we are
(Franklin Murphy)
And to enable each of us to grow
whole
'here comes every body'
(Will Schutz)
That our bodies
instead of being objects to be
controlled
become the subjects of our experiencing
(Thomas Hanna)
That, in fact,
we are our bodies
(Stanley Keleman)
That the person
who has liberated & integrated
each & all of her/his intellect
+ emotions + body
Into his/her becoming a whole
person
will be possessed of
a democratic character structure
(Abraham Maslow)
How deeply & profoundly
our most basic choice of visions
regarding our selves
Our human nature & potential
leads to our living & becoming
a self-fulfilling prophecy
During the 1960's we recognized
that every body
of whatever age, gender, race,
orientation, dis/ability
is worth-while
Now we are recognizing that every
body
of whatever age, gender, race,
orientation, dis/ability
is trust-worthy
What a truly radical & revolutionary
vision that provides each/all
of us
truly subversive & inspiring,
healing & hopeful
Altogether leading each of us
out of the depths of cynicism & darkness
shame & guilt & fear & repression
Altogether leading each of us
into the light & hope of
faithfulness
liberation & healing & integration & loving
Wherein trust becomes
the order of the day
partnership & collaboration
our way of operating
Trusting our selves
leading each of us into our healthy
self esteem
on into our personal & social
responsibility
Trusting each other
leading all of us into inclusion & diversity
no matter our age, gender, race,
nationality, orientation, dis/ability
Trusting ourselves together
leading all of us into our partnerships
collaborating in effective problem-solving
efforts
Trusting ourselves altogether
instead of waging endless way
engaging each other, our innate
peace-ability
Ah, yes, after (before) all,
we have the power within us
to create a vastly different
world
Far more peaceful & generous & sustaining
if/when we grow to realize
that we are in fact basically
good-natured
For once the truth is recognized,
as taught us by the women's movement,
'the personal and the political
are one!'
We owe it to ourselves & to
our grand/children
to create right now a whole new
politics
befitting who we are becoming
as healthy whole persons
Challenging cynicism
developing a sense of our own
innate trustworthiness
creating a whole new politics
So let us now move to outgrow
our inhibitions
turn loose our passions & our
actions
and make our world conducive
for growing healthy human beings
Now that we come to know
we can create such a world
we have no time or energy or
persons to waste
So now we owe it to ourselves
and to our grand/children as
well
to bring that kind of world to
life for all our future well-being
We have not
another moment nor another child
to lose
© John Vasconcellos
November 30, 2007
www.PoliticsOfTrust.net
