| We must shape the future and control our destiny. | | | | 1. Stay as we are (or) |
| When we examine our world, what do we see? At | | | | 2. Change to become a progressive society in a |
| this moment, we see mass unemployment, a shaky | | | | progressive world. |
| economic system, 'haves' and 'have nots', corporate | | | | It's all about choice. We have free will. We're free to |
| dominance and a system of living which is getting | | | | wallow in misery and continue along the same path to |
| worse every day. Ecologically, we'ver ruined our | | | | destruction or we can resolve to make this a |
| planet and now it seems that the Earth is fighting | | | | wonderful planet on which to live. If we choose the |
| back. Now we have global warming, geological | | | | first option, we'll be voting to keep the same lifestyle |
| changes, tsunamis, volcanoes and constant | | | | as now and who-knows-what in the future, but |
| earthquakes. Thus, we must wonder how long this | | | | should we select the second option, which is to |
| materialistic civilization of ours can survive on the | | | | change our perspective, our destiny could be |
| path it's taken. Will we have to wait until the financial | | | | unimaginably wonderful. |
| system ultimately crashes and falls before we realize | | | | I know which one I'd prefer. Now it's up to you. |
| that money cannot save us? When will we | | | | So, How Can You Make A Difference? |
| comprehend that our planet is in turmoil and we, as | | | | The answer is simple. |
| its inhabitants, need to urgently reconsider our | | | | 1. The first step is to form an AlterQuest Network in |
| thoughts and actions in order to save ourselves? | | | | your locality. To do this you should contact |
| For years people have searched for knowledge which | | | | AlterQuest and add your name to the list of people |
| would help humanity to progress. Now we're in dire | | | | who wish to make a practical difference in the world. |
| need of a thorough transformation - one which will | | | | 2. With our help, you gather others who also wish to |
| encourage man to overcome the hurdles placed in his | | | | take some control over the factors in their life. |
| way and will enable us to become empowered. | | | | 3. When there are sufficient people to make a group |
| Do you ever wonder what will happen if the world | | | | in your area, you are given guidelines to help in your |
| and its inhabitants continue exactly as they are? The | | | | quest to become a practical problem-solving network. |
| scenarios are not great. We must realize that if | | | | Armed with this information, your network can |
| anything is ever going to progress - if our planet is | | | | immediately begin to tackle the difficulties facing the |
| going to survive for future generations - there must | | | | people in your area. There are already many |
| be a radical shift. | | | | wonderful ideas and concepts in use all over the |
| It is for this reason that AlterQuest has been | | | | world and we are compiling a database of these. This |
| formed. | | | | is your starting point. |
| If our species wishes to live beyond the mid 21st | | | | 4. Your group can then discuss the many options |
| century, it MUST alter its perspective in a major way. | | | | open to them and see if these are workable in your |
| We can't wait for others to make the first move. | | | | locality. Ideas such as a local banking system, a barter |
| That's never going to happen. Instead, every | | | | scheme, a farmers market, and a local economy can |
| individual must assert his or her right to free choice | | | | all assist in local employment opportunities and thus |
| and free will. All of us will have to unite in harmony | | | | immediately help make a fairer system for all. |
| and follow a new path. | | | | 5. Add to this any new ideas and inventions which |
| AlterQuest has a Blueprint for the future and it's one | | | | can be produced in your area and you are one step |
| we need to implement right now. | | | | further. |
| The concept is simple. In essence it recognizes that | | | | 6. If you also begin to focus on shaping the future, |
| there are over six billion people on the Earth, yet only | | | | for your locality and also on a global scale, you may |
| a small percentage ever get a say in how life should | | | | discover that there are many other concepts just |
| be. Till now, we accepted that a certain few rich and | | | | waiting to be introduced. |
| powerful elite could make all the rules and decide | | | | If you do this, you will be able to prove that there |
| how life would play out. They called the shots with | | | | are answers for the problems facing society today. |
| regards to distribution of wealth (unfairly in their | | | | These solutions aren't complex or difficult to |
| favor) and made all the laws and rules which | | | | implement. They're logical and easy to apply. If we |
| governed what we could and couldn't do. The rest of | | | | follow them, we will quickly be able to demonstrate |
| us were pawns in a very large, planetary, game of | | | | that our future can be absolutely magnificent.o We |
| chess. | | | | can build a better, brighter world, with equality and |
| As we now know, the old way has failed. It has only | | | | justice for all mankind.o We can go forward to utilize |
| brought greed, poverty, pollution, the rape of our | | | | new, beneficial technologies.o We can discover new |
| planet and an unjust social hierarchy. We, THE | | | | sciences and philosophies.o We can begin to utilize |
| OTHER SIX BILLION PEOPLE, realize that the end is | | | | much more of the latent potential of our minds.o We |
| near and yet we cannot imagine that there is a way | | | | can make man see what is really valuable in life. To |
| to turn things around. Now it's the 21st century and | | | | bring back a sense of community spirit and to make |
| we're headed down a path of no return. Unless - and | | | | every person joyful.o We WILL do all these things |
| until - the majority of us say "enough is enough", we'll | | | | and we'll do them using a new- found spirituality. |
| have to continue to accept this as a done deal. | | | | Why Bother To Change? |
| Do we have to accept this? Absolutely not! | | | | We could give you many good reasons why people |
| Albert Einstein said ""We can't solve problems by | | | | must change their perspective but if you're living on |
| using the same kind of thinking we used when we | | | | this planet, and are really just 'existing', you'll already |
| created them." | | | | know why. If you watch the news and you see the |
| Here at AlterQuest, we agree. | | | | hardship and struggle others are facing, you'll also |
| Our Blueprint is simple. If people got us into this | | | | know why. If you see the political parties bickering |
| mess, then people must get us out of it. | | | | and lying to you, there's yet another reason to |
| By using a new system of Positive People Power - in | | | | change things. If you hear the words ' economic |
| the format of a global network, consisting of | | | | recession' , yet you see the massive profits the |
| creative think-tanks in every locality - people can | | | | corporations are making without having to pay their |
| come together in a spirit of unity and harmony, to | | | | fair share while you struggle to make ends meet with |
| evaluate all the problems facing them in their | | | | a low (or no) income, then you know why. If you |
| community, their country and their world. In this way | | | | can't get medical help because good, swift treatment |
| they will be able to cease being complacent, take | | | | costs too much, then you also know why the |
| responsibility and will be able to find amazing solutions | | | | system has to change. |
| which will propel them into a sustainable future. By | | | | When you realize that you can't make a difference |
| focusing on problems, such as lack of money, | | | | on your own but if you could unite, using Positive |
| unemployment, poor social services etc, each local | | | | People Power, just as Mahatma Gandhi did with his |
| AlterQuest Network can use a variety of | | | | population, then you KNOW there could be a small |
| problem-solving skills and concepts, such as research, | | | | glimmer of hope. |
| lateral thinking, intuition, and even prayers, to come | | | | For all these reasons, you must now accept that to |
| up with really practical methods to change their life, | | | | sit back and do nothing, is to wait for disaster, |
| and the lives of others in their immediate community | | | | however, to stand up and take some action, in the |
| - for the better and forever. Once they have tackled | | | | most positive way possible, IS to take some control |
| the immediate issues, and their community is running | | | | over your destiny. |
| well, it will be time to think about changes which will | | | | Now you have the facts. |
| impact on their world for the future. | | | | Now you must decide. |
| Shape The Future. | | | | AlterQuest can be contacted via our website: |
| It's very important that we begin to focus on what | | | | Email: |
| sort of world we wish to have in the future. | | | | Phone: (Australia) 07 5572.4142 |
| As we, see it, humanity only has two choices: | | | | International +61 7 5572. |