I ended yesterday's post with a vision yet shared, namely mine, of how I hope to see the future. It begins with all of us respecting human life and working to advance our human interactions toward those of being family. The distinction escapes when we are able to think that some are okay and others are not. How is it that we think we have the wherewithall to decide based upon ego? We don't have that insightful ability to segregate each other as to our whims and delights. The true sense of humility has not been inculcated into our learning from the day we are born. That needs to change. The family and larger community values we know of nurturing need to be our highest priority. In other words, all of us are little pieces of a huge puzzle, none too important but all necessary to allow for a complete picture. Our future begins with us respecting each other with the same respect for all. Another part of this requires us to value opportunity greater than we value our own selfishness. When all of us are given equal opportunities to be of service to each other we then find those who are truly "wired" for that experience. Some of us are better at things than others, and some of us who are not better at some things are better at other things still. We each need to find our niche. We must operate a society that values openness to all opportunities without restriction of any kind. A free and open society available to every citizen to become a part of. This will shift the previous model of economics toward being a tool for life and not the definer of life. Economics has traditionally been a paradigm used to initially supply commodities to people and as an "ethic" to keep us busy in our lives. We need more than just to be busy, we need to learn from our tremendous knowledge base and continue to expand it, while making economics work as a tool for elevating every human out of poverty and into hope for equal opportunity. Tomorrow I will continue with more of my vision for the future.
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