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I recently read a quote that I have been ruminating over for several weeks. I do not recall the author nor the source where I read it. I googled what I remembered and to my amazement over 200,000 entires appeared which were mainly Alvin Toffler's quote: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." The following is a parapharase of the quote. The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write but those who do not listen to their intuition or read their hearts. An inportant message for our time in history!
Intuition and seeing with the heart have long been associated with the feminine and therefore not valued. And yet, how many major breakthroughs, discoveries, great art have come from musings, being alert, non-judging and open to our surroundings, particularly nature. Intuition often provides us with an understanding and knowing that we cannot fully articulate but just know it is so! Not being able to explain how we know is usually unacceptable to the patriarchal mindset and threrfore not honored in our western culture. If we reflect for a moment on the problems now facing the human family we soon realize that most have been created by using only the rational mind and paying little or no attention to intuition or heart stirrings. When will we realize that we must balance the rational mind with our intuitive mind?
Our deepest understandings come from intuition and the heart not the intellect. Today it is essential that we awaken to our deeper self and listen to how we are being led in this 21st century for if we do not, our survival is in question. The problems are huge and we are the ones who are epuiipped to address them but from a deeper source than only our intellects.
Delmarie Gibney, Director |
