Towards the Advancement of Humanity
I just finished watching a video about the science of replacement organs. Not just transplanting organs from one body to the next – but actually building new replacement organs outside the human body. The speaker is Anthony Atala from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine. There are, apparently, whole teams of people around the country spending time studying the creation of new organs for the body. They only need time, money, and effort to bring their dreams to reality. The film is inspiring beyond measure, at least to me.
What would the world be like if we, as a global people, focused our minds and money on hopeful technologies such as this one, rather than on the development of new weapons of destruction? What if we could somehow, someway, turn the minds that are now focused on the development of new ways to destroy one another onto the development of new ways to sustain each other? We could, without a doubt, advance humanity and the planet we live on. Call me a dreamer, I suppose, but I think about these things.
My hope is that the following film could help inspire one child, one person, to live a life for the advancement of humanity. The God given intelligence to advance our world has been given to each of us. It is up to each of us to use that intelligence.
Somthing to think about…..
TED
You may have noticed my recent fascination with the organization called TED. The TED organization brings together the world’s brightest and most fascinating minds to share ideas with the world. Each presenter is invited to give the speech of their lives in 18 minutes. These speeches and the ideas contained in them are now shared with the world for free at www.TED.com. While at TED.com, I have listened to many moving and fascinating speeches.
The organization has grown to include several TED conferences held in various locations throughout the world, bringing together the brightest minds from America, India, the UK, and many more. 3 yearly TED prizes of $100,000 plus TED resources are awarded yearly to 3 of the best speakers to help them actualize their world dream.
I will be posting more of my favorite videos from TED in the coming weeks, along with a short description of what each video has meant to me. I urge you to check out the free speeches available at www.TED.com. I don’t think you will be disappointed.
Something to think about…..
Shown below, in blue, is an excerpt from the TED website that describes the TED organization. Read more »
About
I decided to put this page together at the urging of friends. Several of them were encouraging me to do this, as they were sure that my words were needed to help counteract all of the negativity out there. I’m not a pollyanna. I understand the problems of the world. I also understand that most of our problems are of our own making, and that the only way for any of us to solve our problems is to start exactly where we are, and solve what we can. We made the problems. We can solve them.
I know we cannot improve our lives by being negative. I know we cannot create what we want by fighting what we don’t want. It just doesn’t work that way, though the nightly news is full of people who are determined to do so using just that method. The only way out is to find a path of cooperation, Love, and compassion. This Blog is written so we can find a way to do just that. I hope you join me.
Mark
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