Article posted on LinkedIN and Facebook, January 17, 2017
With more people sharing their
wisdom... and
saying
it loud and clear on LinkedIN and other media these
days, I thought it was time
for me to share some more
of
S.E.I 's knowledge and
wisdom with you through
this post.
There are 3 words that best describe
what Global Villagers look
for:
Valourization, Synergy
and
Community.
Community
is the people around us.
Some are acquaintances,
good or bad, that we
interact with briefly.
Some become friends
that we share moments with
and exchange information,
good and bad.
Some become good
friends that we invite into
our home, treat as family,
share secrets with, and
that we trust… sometimes
with our jobs, or even
lives.
Some are soul mates.
They are the ones we
cherish the most, even
though sometimes we do not
see each other for a long
time.
And from these we
find our “one” mate, the
“one” we choose to share
our life with (for the rest
of our lives?) and,
perhaps, have a family.
Community is also
about the people around us,
around the edge of our
inner circle.
Some are good,
helping and sharing with
others.
Some are bad, trying
to take advantage of us and
others.
Community is about inclusiveness,
creating a civilization
that cares about all
people, no matter their
status, background or…
whatever.
It is about creating
a civilization that
encourages all to “better
themselves” while serving
and helping others, and
contributing to a more
secure humane civilization
for all.
Synergy
is the “2 + 2 = 5” formula
to achieving an
“interesting” life.
Synergy is not only
the combination of various
skills, talents even, but
also the sum-total of an
eclectic range of knowledge
and experience that
sometimes enables us to be
“expert generalists”,
capable of finding unique
intuitive solutions to
complex multidisciplinary
problems.
Synergy is about curiosity of
interesting things, then
sharing knowledge,
experiences and wisdoms to
improve everyone’s lot in
life, thereby contributing
to a more secure humane
civilization.
Valourization
is one of the cures for
selfishness and greed.
It is necessary to
give each and everyone a
sense of value, of
self-worth, so that we do
not feel left out.
Regrettably, our
societies seem hell bent on
pushing people to give, and
not to receive.
A prime example is
the senior’s cohort that is
swept to the sidelines,
“out of sight / out of
mind”.
For a society, that
is like shooting oneself in
the foot.
Valourization is about encouragement,
for all people.
Encouragement, no
matter how small, leads to
both confidence AND a
healthy mind and body.
So, what actions can be taken ?
Here at
S.E.I , as part of our
Global Village Mindset
initiative, we are
finalizing plans to
approach some of these
difficulties on two fronts.
Our first initiative is our
G4Habitat
concept.
As explained in some
detail in a
previous post
here on LinkedIN, it is
both a commercial endeavour
and part of our research
activities to show that
generational interactions
are a must in a Global
Village Civilization.
Our second initiative is the
Villa3Wave
concept, the
next phase of our research
following the G4Habitat
concept.
It is also a
commercial and research
endeavour as highlighted in
a separate
LinkedIN posting,
and will shape the details
of the interactions needed
between a large group of
people in a “communal” type
environment that will lead
participants, especially
its senior residents, to
enjoy not just a luxury
lifestyle, but also be the
recipients of ongoing
encouragement through
synergistic sharing, lively
valourizing activities, and
caring services that
combined will provide proof
of the revised saying: A
Healthy Body Through a
Healthy Mind.
Wisdoms
are everywhere.
All we have to do is
“see” them.
One of
S.E.I ’s goals is to
compile these, as well as
specialised knowledge and
relevant experiences, and
make them available to all
Global Villagers.
Our “Say
it LOUD!”
newsletter, as well as our
public lectures,
are some of our tools for
distributing these.