What One Man Can Do
Buckminster Fuller was a futurist with a comprehensive understanding about Universal energy. What you might not know is that Fuller designed a lot of other things, cars, houses, cities, even maps. His goal, always, was to promote something he called “ephemeralization.” This is the idea of doing more with less so all of humanity could thrive on a planet with limited resources, a world he dubbed ‘Spaceship Earth. Of course he also invented the Geodesic dome. Bucky once said: “Now there is one outstandingly important fact regarding Spaceship Earth, and that is that no instruction book came with it.” And therein lies the rub!
I have a good friend, Randolph Craft (Randy) who lives on the Big Island, who is an expert in the teachings of Buckminster Fuller. Many years ago he was giving a “Bucky” presentation at a large business conference in Los Angeles. I was sitting in the audience and Randy spoke about Bucky’s close relationship with John Denver and that John had written a song about Bucky. Spontaneously I raised my hand and said I knew the song. Randy invited me up front and I sang “What One Man Can do” Here are the lyrics:
“What One Man Can Do”
had it made in fact, before he’d ever begun.
But they don’t know the things I know, I was always with him.
It may sound strange, but we were more than friends.
It’s hard to tell the truth when no one wants to listen, when no one really cares what’s going on.
And it’s hard to stand alone when you need someone beside you,
your spirit and your faith must be strong.What one man can do is dream, what one man can do is love.
What one man can do is change the world and make it young again,
here you see what one man can do.As shaded as his eyes might be, that’s how bright his mind is,
that’s how strong his love for you and me.
A friend to all the universe, Grandfather of the future, and everything that I would like to be.What one man can do is dream, what one man can do is love.
What one man can do is change the world and make it young again,
here you see what one man can do.
What one man can do is dream, what one man can do is love.
What one man can do is change the world and make it work again,
here you see what one man can do.
And it’s hard to stand alone when you need someone beside you,
your spirit and your faith must be strong.