... and you just proved that the idea is great.
For a Universal language you don't need an exotic small (by small I mean spoken in a relatively small society numbering just few million people) language which is richer but also much more sophisticated, and not so widely used as English. English language has all characteristics and is perhaps the only language out of the bigger ones which has the quality to unite.
As I said- you would still be free to use whatever you want on your National level if it is important to keep it like as it is and not change anything.
Do you realise that by moving to a single language, these tensions on subconsciousness level between nations, will fade away and this would be a big step forwards toward a united world.
History tends to repeat itself and if you are still aware about it, there is big chance there will be more future conflicts exactly because of this...
I realise the idea is very very ambitious and people are not ready now to adopt it but any discussions on this high level might be extremely helpful.
First of all you have to understand and be aware that any moment that you (like me) are not a perfect being and hence not a representative of universal truth, not a holder of perfect knowledge, some of your ideas might be wrong, and that at any moment that you express a "truth" there is an extremely high possibility that there is a layer of your self in it which makes this "truth" that you might be expressing as valuable as a "lie". If you are not aware of that you are not a light to yourself and you might be blocking other truths that you are not aware of yet from becoming a realization.
I provided you with a different perspective which shows the cost of using English in my consciousness, yet you are telling me that what I said is proof that it is good, I provided you with a perspective with which you have had no experience with, but I had, regarding the depth and value another language has in my consciousness. You indirectly called that language exotic and small yet, you dont know the roots of that language and how these roots have formed consciousness and its contribution in our societies today. Take a moment and consider that as a native Greek speaker I may be aware of something you are not. I have a perspective about English language that you may not have.
I by no means agree with nationalistic perceptions that create boundaries between countries. I do not agree with the way some people treat people from other nations due to nationalism. I am against national pride. I am a proponent of unity between people from different nationalities. I am actually trying to approach and meat people from different nations and share experience.
But at the same time I am trying to make you aware that the way the common language is used and projected, the choice of common language and the reasons of that choice are not ideal and is actually coming at a cost of our development in many subtle yet extremely significant levels. Often its not the action that produces the results (in this case the current application of English as a common language) but the purpose and motives behind that action. Almost none of us is aware or in complete control of the changes that happen in our consciousness and our transformations, so what you propose as a choice (speak English yet maintain our root characteristics) is not necessarily there. Take as an example my previous post where I talked from personal experience of the negative effects English has had in my development and my roots. This is not a choice of mine. I am swayed by the flow of the society which currently has its foundations on consumerism. I am losing important knowledge that is valuable to pass on to others. English is a big part of that
Ultimately I agree with the general idea of unity but the difference is that I share a perspective that you are not yet familiar with.
Ideally what I support is that all nations put behind nationalism, but protect the roots of their language and all knowledge of their culture and history, not out of pride, by out of preservation so that this knowledge can be shared between all nations and stand the test of time. That knowledge and diversification must be preserved and shared between people. But this is NOT what is happening at all. Knowledge is being corrupted, weakened and lost. The English language has brought to some extend people together and made easier the share of knowledge but has also worked greatly as an indirect invader to other nations' roots and culture with destructive effects to knowledge and expression because of its limitations as a language and its widespread use of as a mean of passing consumerism, promoting efficiency in consumption and promoting the interests of the native English speaking superpowers that use language to form ideas and behaviors for the rest of the world.
Note that I am not telling you that we should all stop speaking English and we should stay with our native languages. I am simply passing you a point of view you werent aware of
