Ed’s note: This is the second blog post in a series written by Rich Laburn.
“Let your intentions be good – embodied in good thoughts, cheerful words, & unselfish deeds – & the world will be to you a bright and happy place in which to work & play & serve.” – Grenville Kleiser
It’s never going to happen unless you get intentional. Change is a given, but how your ability to seize the opportunities of this change lies in your intent. This intent could be personal, professional or it could be about South Africa. South Africa will continue to get better as more of its citizens start getting intentional about making it as such.
Recently I met an artist by the name of Simon ‘Max’ Bannister who created an Intention Circle at Londolozi Private Game Reserve. This ‘Land Art’ is made from discarded strips of rusty game fencing. The same wires that once separated wild animals, including elephants, from each other are now two enormous ‘tusks’. Facing west towards the Spring/Autumn equinox, the ‘tusks’ represent the intent to create an elephant corridor connecting the The Limpopo Transfrontier Park to the Blyde River Canyon.
What I like most about this piece of ‘Land Art’ is more than the tangible look and feel. I like the notion of having an intention for something greater than self, and in particular I like an intention for South Africa.
Last night I watched a thunderstorm through the arch of these two ‘tusks’. This time of year makes me comprehend another passing cycle, more passing change. The summer heat will soon swelter in, subsiding into autumn hues then winter bite before emerging into spring once again. The change is constant and everywhere. The change will never end. Plants sprout leaves, animals give birth and abundance is all around. Yet trees are pushed over, newborns are killed and rivers flood themselves out to wait again for the rain.
In South Africa, as in the bush, there are negatives and positives to the motion of change. Businesses will prosper, wealth flourish and democracy reign supreme as much as crime will continue, public services fail and corruption fester. The people with the right attitude and intentions are the ones who are able to best serve this change and as such best serve this country. For me the lessons are in the bush, for others wisdom will be found elsewhere. The questions, though, are ultimately the same….Is your intention to create a space and a place where this country can be the best version of itself?
To find out more about the Intention Circle visit http://blog.londolozi.com
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