"COLONY THINKING"

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Good Morning All,

Those of you who know me have a very direct opinion of me. More so than those you've I've met through work, business or social environments. The one common theme, I feel, you all may share is that I'm a truly honest person. I try not to give you a sugarcoated opinion that's lost behind jargon not too technical to comprehend nor will I speak to you in a slang dialect to fool you just the same. You've heard me say I'm a simple man, from a simple place and time. It's true. I feel life is extremely too short and important to spend time trying to deceive and be dishonest to people who go through similar struggles as you. It's childish and very immature. Now this post isn't directed towards anyone specific person. I'm just speaking in general. 

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Culture is simply defined as "a way of life" and "how you live your life." I watched, over this past weekend, a show called 'Meet The Hutterites'. The show is about a colony of Amish-like people who share a close culture based in their faith. Many cultures like this tend to be religiously based and take the scripture of their faith very literally. In this show, they follow the day-to-day lives of several colonists. What you learn quickly is how private the culture is, but also how the rules and following the rules is what makes this culture or way of life work. 

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Everyone in the colony has a purpose, job and intent. All focused on maintaining the rules of the colony. The colonists understand their individual roles and vow to maintain those roles and duties in order to maintain their culture. 

I then take that ideology and try to figure a way to adapt it to modern day and society. These colonies and culture are self-sustaining. They really don’t need the outside world for much. If something occurs politically, socially or economically that causes a national crisis or even a nature disaster, these colonies will sustain and survive. I doubt if we can. They make their own clothes, harvest (grow and raise) their own foods and even produce their own economic system.

Matthews Family doing Community Service.

What if we did? What if we were able to come together as a collective and set aside our religious, political and social differences? We could develop a culture and colony based in an industry like science or technology; whereas everyone in the colony would share the common theme of communal advancement. The colony’s schools, youth programs, social atmosphere all would be focused on developing an environment and foundation for that theme to flourish. It wouldn’t have to be a compound, but rather a town or small village. Of course the first generation would need to be willing to sacrifice financial gain due to their focus being the building of the colony and developing the future leaders of the colony.

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There’s been this idea of people having their independence in thought and freedoms of “being who you want to be”, which is a cultural and social killer. In my opinion, without rules and borders for people to follow and remain in, they are bound to hurt themselves and others. Today this can begin by forming a small group of dedicated people who share the similar ideas of morality and purpose.

I guess, I say all of this to say, I would love to live in a small self-sustaining colony where independence is minor compared to the growth of the youth and future. Beyond racial, ethnic, social, economic, religious and whatever else form of division, we can't flurish or start growth in a positive light until we're willing to truly understand and practice sacrifice.

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RM