Dearest Marco,

Thank you for the letter, I just looked through a window into your mind and
I must say I do think I understand, to a certain extent. I am sorry to hear
about the period whereby your mind was overtaken by what you term THE THING,
it must have been a terrible time for you, but I think its a great thing
that out of that dark and depressed phase of your life developed a kind of
"enlightenment", if I may be allowed to use that term to describe your
gradual transition from the oppresed and depressed mind state to the
"universally caring" mentality which brought about empathy for the oppressed
humans of this world. I heard all is well that ends well, so I guess it is
well with you and am happy for you.
I like how you describe yourself as a "lazy and immoral bastard". You are
one self aware and critical person aren't you? I always thought the self
critical and self aware are well protected because they know their
shortcomings and therefore they have the power to change their attitudes,
approaches and mentality at will in order to win or loose, as they choose. I
am one such self critical and self aware person too.......

About me, I happen to come from that end of the world where the oppressed of
this world hail from, a part f the world whose destiny has been shaped by
the endless exploitations and oppression mankind subjects its fellows to.
Personally, am the kind of person who feels other people's pain and would
like to be able to do anything possible to put an end to the days of
ignorance and self-unawareness , because as I see it, the easiest people to
exploit are the ignorant, those not ahead of their times and those that are
not self aware. Much as i appreciate, advocate and even partake in
"mitigating " the impacts of any misfortunes that plague my part of the
world, I am of the opinion that "mitigation" is not the solution and there
has to be a solution. That solution is looking critically at the
vulnerabilities that expose one to exploitation and destruction and
addressing those. Perhaps I do like big words, but hey, how else do you
express big ideas except with big words? But I would be happier if all such
big ideas of the world were put into big action to make an impact that will
be more than big; it will be lasting! I wouldnt describe myself as a fanatic
at any level, but I am a dedicated person without a doubt. Dedicated to my
people, dedicated to my homeland, dedicated to the dream of a better
Africa,a better world even, and in that, looking for a cause to dedicate my
efforts to to realise those big dreams. Well, what would we have to hope for
if it weren't for dreams?

A dedicated person like me, that not only sees what it is like to be on the
receiving end of the world's exploitative and oppressive ideas but walks the
valleys of world dejected by povverty and disease cannot afford to lay back
and sleep, because even if I try, either I cant sleep or go to sleep and is
overwhelmed by the visions of the dejection and suffering that surrounds
me.Therefore a burning desire to do something grows inside and it wont
subside until it finds a way. That is how I came about with the school of
thought of idea.

Basically, the "school of thought idea" is about "enlighting" people,
adjusting their mentalities and ideas in order to keep up with the times and
establish themselves in a world where their existence is sadly strictly
about "survival" and "mitigation", due to many weaknesses and shortcomings,
thats just to begin......

I look forward to this exchange of letters so we can develop our ideas and
see what comes of it.