‘So
there we are, with a calendar that has come through many
adventures and is still far from perfect. As a matter
of fact, a really perfect calendar is impossible. It has
to be a compromise, for it attempts to reconcile natural
fixed periods, which are not reconcilable. The things
to be desired are the greatest accuracy combined with
the greatest feasible convenience. We cannot scrap or
change our days or our years without altering the motion
of the sun or earth—those are immovable obstacles.
We could, but do not desire to, change our week; the seven-day
week is too deeply imbedded in tradition, religion and
convenience. But we can change our month, which is an
irrational division of time conforming to neither moon
nor sun.’
During the first half of last century, recognition
of the need for a user-friendlier successor to the Gregorian
calendar prompted world-wide study. It identified The
World Calendar as the best probable choice.
A well-documented attempt
to make the change followed, but was not completed.
In 2010, The World
Calendar in 2012 continues to unfold as a multi-level
demonstration that the current, nearly unanimous Gregorian
calendar, as we know and ignore it, quietly stifles
(smothers/chokes) potential.
‘.
. . For, in the desired reform, it is not a matter
of obtaining the ideal calendar but that which is
the most practical, that is to say the one which
remedies the depreciatory disadvantages of the present
one without disturbing our religious or civil life.
The project of The World Calendar Association responds
perfectly to these demands; conceived in such a
manner that it may be adapted to any race, country
or religion, it would certainly prove for our modern
world, so enervated, to be an element of order,
stability concord, unity and even of religiousness.
When the nations agree on the subject, it will be
an event of good omen and one which will have constituted,
furthermore, the most vast agreement ever passed
among the civil and religious authorities of the
world.’
"Under the reform plan, Worldsday
will come after Saturday, December 30th, and will
be followed by Sunday, January 1st. Since 364 is
exactly divisible by 7 while 365 and 366 are not
there is no better way to stabilize the calendar
so that month-dates will always coordinate with
weekdays."
--From
the pamphlet'JEWISH SUPPORT for The World Calendar',
extensive analysis by Daniel Sher
How
can any civilized world achieve world peace while
its main calendar battles with everyone who uses
it?
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If we can watch news happening live around the world
and around other planets within minutes, certainly
we can change to a better calendar between now and
2012!
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We hear of On-This-Date anniversaries after a year
or hundreds of years, but often minus the day of
the week. Without research or extensive computation,
that has been lost. Beginning in 2012, at the ?op
of the hour? new events gain exacting significance
with observances on the same day of the week.It's amazing that
we have given that so little thought when making
such a big deal over them?
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The
same things that make calendar change so formidable
also make it absolutely too good to again let pass
us by. Calendar affects everybody who uses it and
to consider that a better calendar is available
offers potential to improve daily living –
whatever that concept includes. Calendar reform
challenges many beliefs. Some will be put aside
and others confirmed. “The
only thing to fear is FEAR
OF SELF.”
As
2012 approaches, some are using it to spread their
own fears with predictions of doom and destruction.
When no such negativity arrives, like in 2000, world
end scenarios will simply move out – again.
But enough
with nebulous! What
is out of our control will come to pass and what
we’re able to do can happen if we choose.
The ‘top of the hour’ recognition of
unanimous clock on Earth connects with another anticipation
for beyond 2012: that of raised consciousness and
increased unity. No other project is so specifically
fitting and with more potential gain than calendar
reform. Finish what study
you need now to take
part in letting The World Calendar in
2012 happen on 1 January 2012.
(Posted 28 March 2008)
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TWCA
concentrates on conversion to The World Calendar
in 2012 so that visualization of and planning towards
any date thereafter becomes immediately and consistently
easier, with or without a physical version of calendar,
eyes open or closed. Simultaneously, with the means
to simpler documentation and memories in place,
less complicated access to past after 1 January
2012 accumulates day by day. (Posted
17 September 2008)
“Grandpa,
Daddy said when he was little like me he
used miles per gallon to move around. What’s
a miles per gallon?” “Oh, what
a memory! I’m glad we’re past
that, but it was something we did before
knowing any better. For fun, since we don’t
burn much of anything now, let’s Google
MPG.” (Posted
13 December 2008)
The
World Calendar is accurate and perpetual
but TWCA challenges the world to also judge
calendar alternatives in terms of ease of
application. TWC, like a clock, is simple
enough to memorize and use, eyes open or
eyes closed, without a physical crutch —printed,
electronic or otherwise. We do not forget
that the calendar is an accumulation of
thoughts about time. As long as our primary
calendar hinders its own use — as
when we seek or do not have access to the
required physical copy needed to plan past
next week— we’ll continue to
ignore our choice to remain stuck.
Much has changed since the 1950s. Limited
reasoning that prevailed during that period
will not optimally improve our future, no
matter how many times it is used to validate
the endless search for a different approach
that is better than The World Calendar.
Awareness of consciousness has increased
along with growing knowledge of the universe.
A replacement for the Gregorian calendar
should not ignore the extreme advantages
of sustainability that a memorizable calendar
includes. (Posted
4 March 2010) // EXPANDED
24 June 2010
"Jawaharlal
Nehru has said: 'Every step might well be judged according
to whether it increases or decreases the element of fear in
the world. If there is less fear then there is more reasoned
thinking, there is more understanding.' ”
--from
The
Journal of Calendar Reform Vol. 25, Dec. 1955-Jan. 1956, page
190.
TWCA
IS STILL
WAITING FOR ANSWERS
-- 21
September 2009
TWCA’s
contribution to President-elect Obama’s Citizen’sBriefingBook
posted shortly before it closed on 18 Jan. 2009. Hyper-links
were not permitted so here
it is with links.
Once
adopted as the world's primary calendar of choice,
daily use will not require finding a reference
copy first. Experiencing this conveniencewhen six months of 2006 matched
The World Calendar spoke louder than any words
about why we need this better calendar.
THANK
YOU
for your questions, interest and
support to date!
Does
annual obsolescence make it more tempting or less tempting
to buy a cheap calendar? Would your criteria for selecting
a printed calendar change if you could use it year after
year? And consider the wasted energy when countless calendars
go unsold each year.