“Question no 3 – This one from Ron Pompei”

“Will India be able to learn from the missteps of the West regarding ecology, energy and education?
Will they recognize earlier in their economic and social development that material resources are finite yet human resources (such as creativity, innovation and expression) are infinite?
Will India achieve a true global consciousness that recognizes the unique contribution of all cultures?”

First of all, I feel these questions are very philosophical and for that reason doesn’t have a right or wrong answer, a yes or no answer. I also feel that you could write a book about each question.
For me to be able to answer this question I had to choose a small part of my “picture” of first two questions to treat on my blog, and I chose a basic and value based part to treat.

“Will India be able to learn from the missteps of the West regarding ecology, energy and education?
My answer has to be yes. I’m convince that they already are learning, from all parts of the world, but I also believe the biggest learning comes from experience it or do it yourself.
So yes, as the world are getting more and more globalized we all learn from each other, that presuppose that we, no matter if you are from Europe, India, Africa or US, open or eyes and minds to reflect and learn “from the missteps of the West regarding ecology, energy and education”. What do you think? Do you got the answer?
India are a very diverse land, both economical and in religion believes. The rich are very rich and the poor very poor, the middle class however are rising in high speed both in knowledge and economical. India is also a country that is well known for the high quality of higher education.
Educated Indian is a big part of the ongoing debate of ecology/environment worldwide. However the gap between educated and uneducated in this country is huge. This is very natural because people here are still fighting to get there primary needs satisfied ever day.
So I think India have a really big challenge in providing education for all citizens of India, so we (India and the rest of the world) can educate India in environment questions.
Is education possible when a lot of citizens in this country are fighting to get their primary needs satisfied?

Will they recognize earlier in their economic and social development that material resources are finite yet human resources (such as creativity, innovation and expression) are infinite?
I think they in many aspects realize this. I must say I have a really hard time to answer this question, but I like it, it makes me, and a bit forces me, to seek for my answer and to make a stand.
However, I don’t like to generalize a hole nation like this. My answer are yes and no, safe, correct and incorrect.
I’m not really sure that human resources are infinite. Creativity innovation and expression is in one way infinite, but its dynamic, the meaning of it changes and develops as the world and humans develops. And if we, as an hole world, don’t change how we use or resources that are finite, I’m sure it wont be any more infinites. Or will it? What is finite? What is infinite?

Will India achieve a true global consciousness that recognizes the unique contribution of all cultures?
Maybe they already have?