And, of course, as I go into this, the title becomes a double entendre. I began thinking about how I am currently motivated. You may or may not see the page where I rant about being stuck in an observation/analysis mode of thought. I need a change from that mode. As I was thinking that, I realized I am branching out already. All due to the most subtle inspiration/spur to delve deeper still. I doubt it is intentional, though it would be cool if it was.
Anyways, that was not the change that the title was selected for. That would be the change as the race becomes human. I have said before that the change will be a subtle thing. A change of tone rather than blaring trumpets and wreckage all along the way. I just couldn't pin down why I thought that would be. I was not yet able to connect the dots consecutively. I guess what I was worrying about is that, usually, drastic change for humanity means a lot of wreckage but I've always known that would not be the case, in this case.
I've also mentioned throughout the books that it is not the circumstances or the systems that need changing. It's the humans that need to get their act together.
That is why it will be a smooth, subtle transition. It's just a matter of people. If people have their heads on straight, the systems will start working for humanity instead of against it. That will change the circumstances. Humanity will lead rather than being led.
I have to laugh as I realize the most profound change since we crawled out of our caves will come on us like a bath of warm, comforting water. That's nice. Actually, I think I should change that to "since the time we crawled out of the sea".
I had actually been thinking about economic systems when this hit me. It's like I said the other day, somewhere or other, the economic models all presume greedy, witless players or animals, if you will. The economic models are accurate. So, what happens when humanity becomes a responsible, emotionally stable, rational, sentient, fully human race instead, that realizes it's not about the money? The money is just a vehicle to make humanity operate better. No longer obsessing about money because we are human and finally realize what life is really all about is the important factor.
It's not this or that economic model. It's humanity that doesn't work today. The wealth will spread naturally because any sane human would be appalled at the devastation that the accumulation of truly massive, morbid wealth causes. No, it's even better than that. When true satisfaction and emotional stability becomes the common attribute, why would anyone in their right mind obsess about something like money? When the human race cares more about itself. then money, economic systems will work well.
The same, of course, holds true of all of the other obsessions of humanity. Finally, it will be obvious to everyone what false promise they hold. There is one driver of the obsessive desire. It is the inability to fulfill the one desire that every human has. That drives all of the obsessions. Heck, that is the overarching obsession.
Twelve books explain how we get to human in short order. (you probably don't need to read them all, though I am beginning to believe you might)
Do you see why I don't think I'll write another book? It's all out there in the books. Anymore explanations I come up with will be one-offs, like this. Bite-size. These posts are better for that.
If only a few read it? I'm okay with that.