Imagine this. Imagine that we are indeed at a point in evolution perhaps as dramatic as that between life in water and life on land. The shift this time could be from human to conscious human, from barely aware human to one who is fully awakened. Just as a rhododendron could not imagine what it would be like to be a dog, so we can’t really wrap our heads around what may be coming in the way of the next evolutionary step and the potential it holds for our planet.

Here’s what I know for sure. We are now an interconnected and mutually dependent planet. We have seen ourselves from space, and we have invented the Internet network. Our economies depend on each other, and we’ve finally almost come to terms with the fact that the environment belongs to us all. Some of us are still blowing each other to bits as though that will resolve something, but at least there are massive global protests about it now. I believe we are growing and learning, however slowly and clumsily. The more of us who do that individually, the more likely we are to cross some kind of critical threshold, some mass that tips the balance in favor of preserving ourselves rather than annihilating ourselves.

Therefore, whatever our day job, our primary job in bringing about the changes humanity needs to survive is simply this: Every day, bring as much love into the world as possible. That is the most essential Big Idea of all.