Does making a website change the world?

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Written By Miles Roberto

The short answer is… no… But you already knew that.

I’m one person amongst billions. If I gave my energy to a cause, how much could be possible in one life? Fear and cynicism have a lot to say. They say it’s hopeless. They say it’s overzealous. They call me arrogant and naive. One bad night of sleep or a stressful day at work and it seems so far out of reach.

But there is hope here. There is peace here. There is love here. Here and now. Where there is life, the beauty of the struggle cannot be denied. I like to say that life is both magnificent and devastating. It’s within the acceptance of both that I find true love and courage. Isn’t that the magic that captivates our hopes and dreams?

True love is willing to die. It wants to live and burn brightly. It wants to die gracefully. It knows that the energy of life is transient - a continuous evolution and conduction of energy. So it decides to allow the energy to flow.

This website commenced from an act of spontaneity. Though as soon as I started, the momentum of my aspiration made code flow like a force of nature. You might have guessed - I felt a lot while composing this. I’ll omit a label, but I think you’ll be familiar with these elements:

Group 1

  • Fear

  • Judgement

  • Stress

  • Anxiety

Group 2

  • Hope

  • Creativity

  • Flow

  • Embodiment

I must admit, somewhere in between there is ambiguity. A void of clarity we usually rush to fill in. But if we step back and look carefully, maybe there is a reason to be hopeful. In the precious balance of life, perhaps one side of this ambiguity contains a better future.

What if the well-intentioned energy of my life is enough to inspire just a few people? What if the poetry of this calling inspires reflection? What will people find? What if the facilitation of healing creates more capacity and connection in people? What if collective esteem has been neglected? What if our culture is desperate for true love and equity?

Even if it’s buried beneath the weight of survival, I believe the aspiration is held in the heart of each person. I would rather die trying than fail to answer these questions through a life of service. We are in need of so much healing.

The way I see it, we near a period in the next few generations when the momentum and collateral damage of the infantile human story may reach an inflection point. On the one hand, if we listen deeply and activate our whole hearts, we will slow the machine of conflict and violence. But if we don’t heed, we might destroy ourselves.

Is fate inevitable? Why try to make a difference? Isn’t the story of humanity going to sort itself out, for better or for worse? The energy will flow as it may, or perhaps the system will auto-regulate.

I am disinterested in such deadlocked, passive, insoluble rationale. Let the philosophers revel this debate in their minds. In the the one life I’ve been given, let’s see what is possible. I believe in choice. I believe in agency. I believe our actions matter. If we are the anomaly in the universe, the rare matter/energy which has become sentient, why not roll the dice? Why not test the boundaries and behavior of the system?

So I’ve set my ambitions high. Am I asking for too much? You decide:

  • Healing - for individuals, families, and communities

  • Care for the environment - protect this beautiful planet

  • Non-violence - the foundation for liberation

  • Equity - compassionate and fair cooperation

  • Collective esteem - unassailable esteem rooted in collective awareness

  • Social bonding - more trust and social equity, more love, more joy

  • Benevolent, insightful governance - the will of the people

  • Conflict mediation - to soothe bitter entrenchment and historical harms

  • True love - supplant the selfish, desperate fairytale with the truth

  • Objective media - resist biased propaganda, fear-speech, and conditioning

What if I hope to open a center for collective esteem and liberation? What if it becomes a place for connection, discussion, workshops, creativity, journalism, mindfulness, and wellness? What if there’s a gymnasium, performance center, weight room, and coffee shop? What if we join the vanguard of eco-responsible, socially-conscious influence in the social sphere? What if we produce professional mediators, facilitators, and consultants for politicians and corporations? What if we make compassion trend on twitter? What if we nurture and inspire the next generation, while caring for the wounds of our elders?

What if I fail? What if even ten percent of this aspiration is realized?

I think the better question is - why shouldn’t this exist?!?

Imagine if the ultra-wealthy gave even 1% to patronize this vision. We could build so much and more. We could develop equitable, sustainable, ethical business.

The privilege I experience is rare if you look across humanity and history. How few people have heard this calling? How few have experienced privilege to take action? How many have heard the call and ignored it? I want to die for this dream and I’m just getting started. As the energy of this life passes into another form, until it is completely liberated beyond the confines of this body, let the potential of this aspiration be transformed into embodiment until my final embrace.

What merit qualifies me to broadcast morals and opinions? There is none but my humanity and my commitments. Should I go astray, please help me find the way.

I’m nothing special. I’m not gifted. I’m composed of the sun and the dirt. I seek no cult of personality around Miles Roberto. The liberation I seek is distributed. Its legacy belongs to and is conveyed by all stars, people, plants, animals, oceans, and mountains. It would be an honor to be a facilitator and mouthpiece for an energy that has existed long before me.

If this poem finds a melody in you, please explore the site to learn more. I look forward to our connection.

Miles Roberto