0629 1140 -- PLEASE NOTE: I'm not worried about any slow start in this or any other related initiatives. These things, quite reasonably, take time, promotion, and patient persistence to take hold -- for there are many hidden dimensions involved. Plus, there needs to be an orderly system-framework for this Facebook component to plug into -- complete with: an easy interface to aid perspective and navigation; forums for deeper side-discussions of the issues; a whole panoply of useful web objects, integrated logically -- and all under construction. I believe it's in the nature of my "overall master project" to do much of the work under the public eye -- therefore, much of what I present to you can be likened to a "rough draft," on the way to a smooth one. However, the following new feature is here and ready to use, as is, whenever you wish -- it's going to be great getting to know one another.
PCJ NOW ON FACEBOOK!!!
7 June 2012FUNCTIONS OF THE NEW FACEBOOK PAGE
The New Facebook Page, "MENTOR / Pittsburg, CA," hopes to serve as:
- A PUBLIC THINKING SPACE -- A City-wide forum and public rendezvous and "electronic hang out," for all sorts of reasons -- including getting to know one another, so as to better discover the good things we can do together -- things which would be IMPOSSIBLE to do without this kind of knowledge and friendly interaction
- An easy way to ask questions and provide answers -- almost in real time -- so immediate, yet, not necessarily hurried
- A place for fellow residents to exchange information and unlock ideas, in order to better (1) identify and neutralize hazards and (2) create opportunities
- A social networking tool that connects us into one great common mind and "sense of community and belonging," and helps to focus and intensify the same, for common causes, of all sorts.
- BASED UPON WHAT IS LEARNED HERE, FUTURE SYSTEMS CAN (AND WILL) BE DESIGNED TO MAKE THE WHOLE COMMUNICATION PROCESS EVEN EASIER. THIS IS A CRUCIAL PRELIMINARY.
- A place to expand and expound upon significant announcements
- Another place to recognize and appreciate civic accomplishments, progress, and concerns.
- IN OTHER WORDS: a place for individual minds and souls to meet -- and do big and little things -- together with other minds -- all sharing a common territory -- and vitally concerned with many of the very same considerations
Getting to know one another, so as to turn our City into an even more secure, prosperous, and happy village is an incredibly useful thing to do.
THE INTERNET REVOLUTION CHANGES EVERYTHING. SOCIETY IS STILL DISCOVERING ALL THE GOOD THINGS TO DO WITH THIS WORLD-CHANGING ACHIEVEMENT!!
EXPLANATION
1. In NO WAY is this meant to compete with all the marvelous Facebook sites out there. Rather, it is to help promote them and increase their chances for success. For they are serving some human need. And that's well worth supporting, if it's uplifting.
2. And it is a way FOR ANYONE to talk about things that might not be appropriate to discuss elsewhere -- or to reiterate things that need to be said, everywhere.
3. It's another way to tell people about all the other pages -- but not just Facebook pages. This is to raise awareness of ANY OTHER THING relevant to the well-being of the people of this most fortunate City -- and to the larger world our existence serves.
4. It's a place to put and ponder and discuss information, so as to not crowd out other Facebook sites and distort their missions.
SETTING A TONE
5. HERE, YOU ARE WELCOME TO SAY ANY RESPECTFUL, CONSTRUCTIVE, AND KIND THING YOU PLEASE -- but, sorry, nothing else.
6. And, please do not worry, overly, about grammar, typos, spelling, punctuation, or logical errors (although "due care for CLARITY" is much appreciated -- WRITE FOR THE READER RATHER THAN FOR THE WRITER -- as it's so easy to be misunderstood or to befuddle a conversation and throw it out of whack, by the way we handle words) --
MUCH OF THAT (but not all) IS JUST PACKAGING
(which exposure, observation, and practice will cure, where it needs curing).
(which exposure, observation, and practice will cure, where it needs curing).
We want and need the keys to wisdom contained in your every serious utterance
-- and the enjoyment of your non-serious ones --
AND SHOULDN'T BE DENIED, ON ACCOUNT OF TECHNICALITIES.
-- and the enjoyment of your non-serious ones --
AND SHOULDN'T BE DENIED, ON ACCOUNT OF TECHNICALITIES.
7. For what it's worth: I can't resist inserting one of President Lincoln's favorite old quotes from the bible: "Judge not, lest ye be judged." Not everyone has the time, experiences, opportunity, will, or ability to master everything. (AND tired eyes or excited haste can hide errors, to be detected only after pressing "send"). Writing skill is just one skill -- though, perhaps, another one of humankind's greatest advantages -- but it's still one skill among many skills needed by the species. No one can master them all, in one life-span -- though, we need not overly limit ourselves; circumstance will do that without our "help."
I'm sorry if the foregoing embarrasses anyone, but I know this to be a distracting issue for many who haven't had a chance to work out a more accommodating point of view on the subject. Judgmentalism (or even the feeling of being harshly judged by others) would most certainly detract, unnecessarily, from the beneficial potential of this Facebook service offering
-- and it's fullest possible enjoyment; hence, is worth the risk of speaking about it, frankly.
-- and it's fullest possible enjoyment; hence, is worth the risk of speaking about it, frankly.
EVEN WORSE, IT COULD MEAN DENIAL AND WASTE OF SOME
CRUCIAL INFORMATION FRAGMENT OR VITAL LESSON
8. Any group of people who can TALK together easily and freely can THINK together more fully and WORK OUT useful things to do together. It's usually a helpful advantage to have LOTS of viewpoints available, when considering important human topics. It could tip the scales. "In unity, there is strength."
WE are THE people
and, by nature, people tend to be as good as their circumstances enable and allow!
To change self, or anyone else, change the circumstances.
Our human natures will normally take care of the rest.
EXTRA RATIONALE
| The whole idea is | that the easier it is to talk and think together, the more likely we will be to do so. |
| Everyone has so much good to bring to the table | We all contain the seeds of greatness. The trick is to get at it, unlock it, share it, combine it, develop it -- and do wondrous things never thought possible before -- simply because we never had the right tools before -- or hadn't yet noticed that they were there, merely waiting to be picked up and used. |
| Why live with things as they are, when they could be made so much better? | Why settle for less, when we can so easily create more and more good things -- virtually without limit? Humans have always combined to meet common challenges. But, with large collections of humans, like cities, time and distance and great numbers of us have always been barriers to be overcome. But much less so now. Thankfully, the changing times are breaking up those barriers -- as only dreamed of, before. |
| Someone, just next door or on the other side of town or the county or even the world, | could hold the very keys we're looking for (or didn't even know to look for) -- to doors previously locked or hidden away -- who would have gladly shared them, had we known but to ask, watch, listen -- using the convenient tools now available to us. |
| What a sad waste to pass these by, never realizing what we're losing out on | -- when the right set of words and ideas were well within our easy grasp. Life is so full of surprises and opportunities -- and hazards -- best dealt with, with others. The more the merrier. |
| Who says we can't change almost anything for the better, | if we get our heads and hearts together, so as to maximize our power to do the big and little things, with style -- sometimes, to almost instant good effect? We're in this together. May as well make the most of it, while we can. Life is often stingy about second chances -- though, thankfully, it's getting much better, every day. |
| The choice is easy. | Leave things as they are or seize better opportunities, just as soon as we can see that that's what they are. |
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