48

TANMOY - Stanza 48


"Humanity is in 'final exam' as to whether it is to be গায়েব (gayeb - Bengali for 'disappeared')
or to make it."1
"The Critical Path,"2
a trajectory towards a sustainable future.

"Comprehensive anticipatory design science,"3
the key to solving our global challenges.


Analyzing the variables,
calculating the probabilities,
charting a course towards a world that works for all.


"But who defines 'works for all'?"
"Is this another utopian dream,"
"destined to become a dystopian nightmare?"

μ
"The medium is the নৈতিকতা (noytikota - Bengali for 'ethics'),"
"the technology shapes our but,"
"whether we are aware of it or not, god is dead."

Fuller's vision,
a beacon of real hope,
or a mirage in the desert of optimism?
"No more இரண்டாம் খণ্ড ( இரண்டாம் খণ্ড - No more second part)."

"If the success or failure of this planet, and of human beings, depended on how I am and what I do... How would I be? What would I do?"4 - R. Buckminster Fuller

^1 "Humanity is in 'final exam' as to whether it is to be গায়েব (gayeb - Bengali for 'disappeared') or to make it.": A paraphrased quote from Buckminster Fuller, expressing the urgency of addressing global challenges. Buckminster Fuller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller

^2 Critical Path: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Path_(book)

^3 Comprehensive anticipatory design science: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller#Design_science

^4 R. Buckminster Fuller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Buckminster_Fuller