I was planning to get back to my England Series but saw an opportunity to give some substance to my concluding remark in my previous article: “The Day After.” (Read the P.S. again at the bottom of that article).

There will be a summit this weekend attended by world leaders (20 world economies) including British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. He is, as well as other leaders, focusing on the Obama administration to set a serious tone for addressing the world financial crisis.

On the subject of foreign policy, he hopes that there will be a major focus by Obama’s team on global institutions. The World Bank and International Monetary Fund, he hopes, would be on the priority list for radical reforms.

He believes there should be more involvement regarding future roles in world institutions for China and the Persian Gulf. This worldwide financial crisis could, according to Prime Minister Brown, be the “birth pangs of a new global order”.

Having family and friends who live in Europe, I am fortunate to know the inside scoop as well as hear the whispers on the other side of the Atlantic ocean.

Speaking of whispers, another spotlight has been updated in Stairway to Secrets. Look in the Music section and enjoy the video and songs performed by Jeanne Madsen. There will also be another update coming soon in the Video section. Have you ever seen an elephant paint?

With all the changes heading our way, make sure you take the time to reflect upon the things that are most important to you. It is necessary we stay alert to our surroundings; however, we must be careful that we don’t bury ourselves in too many worries and distractions. So if you’ve never seen an elephant paint before, now is the time to discover the wonders of the world you live in.

Share with us how you feel about your surroundings- if there is anything you wish to add or change.

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I received some emails in response to my previous article, “Election Day”. I felt very honored that some of you sought to know my thoughts and opinions.

Here is one of the letters:

“As you probably already know, the elections in US are over. We have a new president coming in the first of the year. 100 million people voted and the two running were separated by 3 million votes. Nearly 50 to 50. I am curious what you think and how you see the future for America, the world, and how it may or may not affect you regardless where you live. What is this change we have been hearing for past year? And are there any other ideas you have in this regards?”

After much contemplation, here is what I said:

Thank you for your letter and your interest regarding my thoughts. You may also wish to go to the “vision” spotlight of stairwaytosecrets.com to read some of my thoughts on the matter.

So many people seek change but fail to see the historic changes, sacrifices and lessons of the past that have brought so many freedoms we should enjoy today. Perhaps there are too many “Babylonian” distractions that encourage short cuts and quick fixes, challenging the highways to wisdom, stability and growth.

In this “interactive video game” age that our children are exposed to, we wish “farmland work” ethics would still prevail. However, those exposed to “sleepwalker and ostrich” mentality, begin to borrow opinions from others without doing further investigation themselves.

Change is unavoidable (it comes with the territory). It is part of a pattern. There are those who would try to manipulate this pattern, not realizing that they are ultimately part of life’s master pattern. So, whether the winds of change bring storms or a clearing of them, these become part of a greater pattern that man cannot immediately detect.

In my opinion, I think we are heading for a storm (there are those who would argue we are in one), but I am gratified knowing (thinking positively) that the greater storm ahead will awaken the sleepwalker, so he will begin to hear the gentle whispers of life, that his forefathers once heard.

Thanks for caring to ask. What are your views?

Rosalinda

P.S. In a concluding answer to your other question, history shows that personal ideas and opinions can be implanted, cultivated and maneuvered. It works on a gradual scale. So it wouldn’t surprise me if that scale is heading towards a united world order. Even if man’s hunger for power should create this old pattern, gratefully, the master pattern is still in charge and would manipulate the change created by man to be the foundation for greater events to follow.

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