Dear friends,
Today is my 31st birthday, and unlike other days of my life, I woke up pretty early this morning. :)
And then as usual, I switched on my computer to check e-mails, and I found the following video link sent by a dear friend:
It took me 2 hours to finish watching this "Zeitgeist:Addendum" film featured in this link and am now deciding to write to all of you, whom I have known closely or just casually.
I have decided to share this with you, because through watching this film project, on my very birthday, I am feeling a new level of hope again, towards the world in which we are living.
The series of Zeitgeist movies ("Zeitgeist:Addendum" being the latest one, released in October 2008) is a documentary essay project that tends to expose the American monetary system as the main source of human agonies nowadays. Exercised through out the world as a common condition to live and survive, MONEY has become the bond that bind us into the so-called reality. And never have I really questioned the reason behind it, because it has become so indispensable in all aspects of our lives.
But the film has suggested differently. The first half of the film is really depressing though, provided that the Money System in itself has the most arbitrary rules, and that we seem to be unable to overthrow it at all. But if we are patient enough to watch until the end, a series of thoughts on the solutions of the world's main problem was then presented. According to these suggestions, the main problem of our world nowadays is resources. We are being led to believe (whether falsely or not) that there is just not enough natural resources on earth to sustain our very future. This is because in a economically ruled world, scarcity is the condition to make more profits. But in fact, relying on the technology that human mind has advanced and developed up to now, we are totally able to re-invent the energy system of our world with the wise usage of Solar (sun), Tidal (wave), or Wind energy without any worry of end. And if our energy system can be changed, then the way we live will be changed. Following this facts, the film develops towards the most fundamental message that we cannot avoid anymore: It is time for a CHANGE.
Whether we like it or not, WE ARE CHANGING. Constantly into new levels of existence, physically, mentally and spiritually. Humanity has lived up to this day, and is bound to live many more. Through out History, man has changed and is going to change again and again and again. That is for sure. But as how are we going to do it, depends on the choices that humanity is making in its actions, thoughts, ideas and plans.
Solutions there are, it is up to us to choose wether or not to hear, then discuss and ACT.
As for my birthday wish: Be part of the NEW WORLD!
First step: Be informed.
It takes 2 hours of your day, but it's worth it:
with Hope and Love,
alice
各方好友！
今天是我的三十一歲生日，跟平時不一樣，今天早上我居然很早就起床了！;P
於是習慣性地按了電腦的開關，看看有沒有電郵，就看到了好友發給我的影片連結：
連結中的影片叫「Zeitgeist:Addendum」 ，一看就是兩小時，看完了，決定要和您們分享一下，因為這影片中的內容，讓我在這特別的一天，對我們一起生活的世界，有了新的發現，新的希望。
「Zeitgeist」其實是一個紀錄片系列，而「Zeitgeist:Addendum」則是系列中的最新一部，於零八年的十月才公映，該片的主要內容，是要揭露美國發明的金融經濟體系（即是「錢」），是現時人類生存最大的痛苦根源。
於全世界通行，「錢」是現代人生存的條件，它成為我們現實生活中的鎖鏈，讓我們活在一個「沒錢不成」的世界內。其實我自己也從來沒有質疑過這現象的背後原因，因為它實在是現實生活中不可或缺的「必需品」！
但該影片卻能引導觀眾去想得更多，影片前半部的確是很讓人沮喪的，因為「錢」的發明與其運作體系，充滿了很專制的遊戲規則，讓人以為根本不能脫離。但如果我們還有點耐性看下去，就會看到片中在後半部帶出來的解決方案與思維。影片中提出，我們當今所要面對的真正問題，是地球的資源問題，我們一直以為地球的資源處於十分缺少的狀態，連我們的將來也很有危機感；世界末日云云，而全球性的大財團在幕後，要我們相信這事，為的是想在供求缺乏的情況下，以更高的價錢賺取利潤，即是「錢」。片中繼續介紹，在實際上，人類科技文明發展至今時今日，已能穩當地掌握與再發明提供能量的系統，例如太陽能，潮汐能，風能等等，只要能有智慧地顧及地球的生態循環，大自然是能提供給我們源源不絕的能量的。最後影片帶出了我們再不能視而不見的、最重要的訊息：我們是時候要改變了。
我們喜歡與否，改變是必然的事。我們的自身，不論身體上的、思維上的或靈性上的，就在不斷不斷的演變，人類生存至今天，還有很多日子要走下去，歷史源遠流長，不是證明了人類是一次又一次地改變了嗎？！改變是肯定的，但怎樣去走這條路，則要靠人類所作的選擇；作每一個行動、思維、理念與計劃去決定。
解決方案其實是有的，問題是我們會否選擇去聽一聽？再討論、繼而行動！
至於我的生日願望，就是：要成為新世界的一員！
第一步：消息要靈通，換句話說：知情權！
片長兩個鐘，但肯定值得！
（可惜還未找到有中文字幕的，有再通知大家！）
願大家充滿希望,
alice
