ENDINGS

endings: the last parts, conclusions - ENDINGS is a series of the endings of great books, articles, and speeches about human conditions.
The Beginning of endings.vox.com
In the spring of 1969, on the plaza of the University of Oslo, just in front of the Grand Hall used for celebrating the Nobel Peace Prize, I ran into an exhibition arranged by environmentalists. Its topics were population growth and dangerous contamination -- both issues under human control. The book presenting this exhibition had this ending
All resources should be aiming at only (this) purpose:/ To save man from starvation and poisoning./ We should cease to look at problems individually./ We are living on a planet. All problems are ours – are yours./ But what can you do? Political action is needed. But this is difficult without a public opinion. You can contribute to this public opinion
Friends of the Earth Norway: Og etter oss. (And after us…), 1969.
Since then, I have found or been made aware of more books with similar endings. A paragraph where the author pleads with the reader one last time to understand his or her view of the human predicament and to implement his or her prescription before it is too late. Some were contained in the original Whole Earth Library, which I obtained in 1994. These and others have filled my library with books and articles with endings that address saving Earth or humankind, from the devastation of human actions. Each presents the author’s well-argued call to arms, “act better or suffer the consequences of careless actions.”
By visiting endings.vox.com you will be a part of a network contemplating on throwing light on the human future. There will be no comments and no critiques, no advices and no reference to any god. You may however contribute with your own comments. And you may make your relatives and friends aware of the world of endings, telling of the endings of the world.
- Best Regards Reiel
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