science, religion and politics seem destined to mimic the beauty and diversification of nature as close as humanly possible. With that as our mindset we can employ our masses with dignity and hope. Our goals are simple. A dignified access to 1.5 gallons water, 2,000 nutritional calories, 200 cubic feet secure tenure to individuals as they exist within a shared environment.
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ReplyDeleteEthics For The New Millennium by the Dalai Lama
"If there is one area in which both education and the media have a special responsibility, it is, I believe, our natural environment. .. the responsibility has less to do with questions of right and wrong than with the question of survival. .. I am optimistic that disaster can be averted. .. the air we breathe, the water we drink, the forests and oceans which sustain millions of different life forms, and the climatic patterns which govern our weather systems all transcend national boundaries is a source of hope. It means that no country, no matter how rich and powerful or how poor and weak it may be, can afford not to take action in respect to this issue... the richer countries must set an example.
We all dream of a kinder, happier world. But if we wish to make it a reality; we have to ensure that compassion inspires all our actions.Given that probably half the world's population lacks the basic necessities of adequate food, shelter, medical care, and education...what is required is that, each of us develops our compassionate nature. The more we do so, the more commercial enterprise will come to reflect basic human values. History shows that many of the positive developments in human society have occurred as the result of compassion. If we look at the evolution of human society, we see the necessity of having vision in order to bring about positive change. Ideals are the engine of progress...Our problem of economic disparity pose a very serious challenge to the whole human family... I believe there are a good number of reasons for optimism. Even the wealthiest and most powerful nations understand that there is no point in neglecting basic human values. The notion that there is room for ethics in international relations is gaining ground. ..I also take comfort in the fact that the more the world economy evolves, the more explicitly interdependent it becomes. As a result, every nation is to a greater or lesser extent dependent on every other nation. Even those countries openly hostile to one another must cooperate in their use of the world's resources...What began with relatively small tribal units has progressed through the foundation of city-states to nationhood and now to alliances comprising hundreds of millions of people which increasingly transcend geographical, cultural, and ethnic divisions. This is a trend which I believe will and must continue. What are we to make of this seeming paradox - the trend toward transnational cooperative groupings, on the one hand, and the impulse toward localiztion on the other?...We can still imagine regional communities united in trade, social policy, and security arrangements yet consisting of a multiplicity of autonomous ethnic, cultural, religious, and other groupings. ... it is important that the establishment of unions comes about voluntarily and on the basis of recognition that the interests of those concerned are better served through collaboration. They must not be imposed. Indeed, the challenge is surely to find ways to achieve international - or better, intercommunity -- cooperation wherein human diversity is acknowledged and the rights of all are respected.
...the ethical discipline entails the cultivation of virtue. Love and compassion, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, ans so on are essential qualities. When they are present in our lives, everything we do becomes an instrument to benefit the whole human family...we cannot avoid the conculusion that coompassion-which entails ethical conduct- belongs at the head of all our actions, both individual and social...we must continually remind ourselves of what is obvious; that basically we are all the same..the potential to bring about genuine peace and harmony, clearly can be done. The potential is there. And its foundation is a sense of responsibility on the part of each of us as individuals toward all others."
Resources, food, water and shelter available on the planet are abundant enough to meet the needs.
ReplyDeleteThe systems that are currently that regulate the flow of these resources are restricting aid to those in desperate need.
The profit associated with providing these essential needs is constricting the contributions of good will from well meaning persons and organizations.
This phenomena is present throughout the economics of science, politics and social organizations of all types.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF HABITAT IN A SOCIAL SYSTEM HAS PREDICTABLE IMPACTS THAT ARE TRANSFORMATIVE IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING CIVIL ORDER.
INDIVIDUAL TOLERANCE OF CHANGE IS ENHANCED AS OPTIONS ARE VERIFIED THROUGH DEMONSTRATIONS OF CULTURAL SENSITIVITY AS THE HABITAT IS DEPLOYED.