Today’s early news spun me into my child state. The headlines were surreal. Every day is compounded by bad news. My mind so suddenly and automatically engaged the child-perspective, consciously electing seeing problem solving for the ills of humanity in child-like simplicity. For a moment ease came-over my head.
“Let’s just make everybody happy, so nobody will get hurt”—what a wonderful childlike idea!
“Let’s just plant gardens and feed everybody and build a lot of houses for the homeless.” Wonderful simplicity and goodness and innocence and humanity gaged at its best point.
The child doesn’t see the world’s problems or solving them in complex terms or see problem solving as impossibilities. Their questions and answers derive simply with simple solutions that are something to aim for. But, my adult-self realizes all too well that many of society’s ills requiring problem solving simply means wishful thinking, which in today’s age does little to nothing to impact the real picture without grit and iron-work.
The chatter is changing in the world and it might have to do with not enough people observing and having inquiry about what is going-on out there. But for certain, there’s something about our humanity these days.
Where are the social scientists? Whose eyes are watching, whose eyes care? Surely, they are still out there but somehow humanity begs the question “Is that enough”?
When I focus my sight out into the world these days I wonder whether the social sciences bring enough impact. To me, it’s a worry comparatively to populations and the questionable stuff popping-up in humanity. Now, be advised, there is no negative judgment intended. It is simply expressions based on sight, thoughts and talk out in the atmosphere. I would rather it be that I and those I’m hearing are not well informed, and things are better than often seen. Yet, I’m thankful to know that thoughts greater than my perspective of what to do is at work, isn’t it? Meanwhile, the child’s perspective has my vote, minimizing the complexity over improving the human condition. If nothing else, hope resides in the best place when children take notice; knowing they do gives my mine and hope.
Speaking of hope, recently I was reminded by words from a conversation with Nicholas A. Christakis. I was inspired to believe perhaps something good is in review and it all boils down to a revolution from life’s answers and computers computing solutions and humanity looking at what’s already known. Then, good solutions, where needed, will come from such advents. What is for sure is I rest a little easier knowing the social scientists are still out there. May they keep up the good work.