Moments ago I left the movie theater after watching the story of Facebook, its entry into the world, the struggles and the success. Watching the story of a one in a life time success story of the youngest billionaire in the world alter the world of online communication at mass level I am left with a lingering feeling of hope, excitement and wonder. Facebook has no doubt proven its phenomenon story. And in the end what people are getting is a community and connection.
The Facebook movement profoundly influenced its users in such a way that has and continues to make the impossible possible. The impact is no doubt strong and the reach is wide but what results is the movement making to impact social change? What is the impact on the undeserved communities? Facebook is the platform for communication. Hello Smile is the platform for communicating prevention.
Prevention of what? Prevention of the pervasive disorders of our society. Today the statistics of totally preventable disease is staggering and the system isn't set up to handle it. Currently, the systems in place in the US are primarily after affect systems that deal with aiding the cure not curing the aid. In order for the aid to be cured prevention is a must. Without prevention we have the continuation of a backwards system working to solve the problems after they happen rather than solve the problem before it starts. Of course, we are blessed to have any system at all and the level of healthcare in the US is of the highest escalon but what is missing the the presence of a system that looks ahead to the future and brings forth the possibility of a system that works, a system that prevents.
Taking into account the issues that cost our health care system billions of dollars the question becomes how do we afford and to implement prevention and at what cost? The argument for the necessity of such a system is not the question being asked. Rather, the question is how? By what means and who will lead the charge? The undertaking is monumental in scope but rather but limited to the action of each individual.
Of course, fighting the current system is a lose lose proposition and one that will never be won. Moreover, the invention and proof of a new system operating at mass levels is the game at play and a game that is worth playing. The current system is based on capitalistic idealism and the wealth game. This is not the problem. These are fair rules of the game however, they should not be the primary motivators or primary drivers of action. Rather, the outcome is health and happiness for all at the stage of prevention is. In ping pong or tennis the game is not to hit the ball to early for fear of missing the court or not to hit the ball to late for fear of the same but to swing at the right time in order to make proper contact for accurate placement. And like Facebooks staggering revelation and successful implementation the numbers speak for themselves. Now is a time in which the resources at hand incalculable and the desire to make an impact is at the forefront of the minds of the masses. The question of how will it look and whom will lead the charge is the only question in flux. While many attempt to solve this puzzle I believe it will be accomplished in my lifetime. And if those who claim belief have a say it will.
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