Revolution

A few of the ways the dictionary describes “revolution” include “a sudden, radical, or complete change” and “a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something.”  A revolution is not about putting other people down or puffing ourselves up.  A revolution is about changing a system that needs to be changed. 

Our Response is a revolution because we desire to change the system of how we view our lives in relation to the rest of the world.  The current system is the “Individual American Dream” system; that I as an individual am entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; it is my right and my entitlement and no one can ask anything of me that will reduce my entitlement. In the Individual American Dream system it is quite detrimental to admit that “all men are equal” because the very dream we have and the very pursuits we drive after require us to “win”; to “get there first”; to realize our “dream” even at the expense of others. 

What if we revolted against this Independent American Dream and started dreaming a new dream?  A Corporate Global Dream.  Here, success is not in achieving life, liberty, & the pursuit of happinenss for myself….. success would now be defined in achieving it for all people. 

But here’s the thing about revolutions…. you can’t just declare a revolution and it happens.  It starts with a few radicals (“Ordinary Radicals” if you will) committed to rupturing the current system by living their life in opposition to it; by sharing the vision of a new system while inviting others to join the revolution.  Often, the first visionaries don’t see the vision fulfilled, but they begin the revolution that brings about important societal change.

A revolution is afoot.  Perhaps you are unaware of it.  Look closely.  There are radicals living among you who are threatening the current system of the Individual American Dream.  There are revolutionaries who have laid their lives on the altar of enhancing the lives of others by reducing their own personal gain.  And what have these radicals found?  They have found more life, liberty, and happiness then they ever experienced before they were part of the revolution.

Live life large.  Be radical.  Feed the poor throughout the world.  Take care of widows & orphans.  House the homeless.  Think of the “least of these” as the “least of us” and you will find greater life, liberty, & happiness than you ever thought possible.  Join the revolution.