Changing Our Ways of Thinking

It should be obvious to all that the present economic and government systems that are at work in the world today are not functioning properly. The old world order is falling apart. People have become overspecialized, materialistic, and self-centred. Traditional family and community values seem to be disappearing.

In our present day society emphasis is placed on the individual and how well each of us competes against one another. Also, large scales of government and economy tend to isolate people from one another. Members of large institutions seem to lose contact with the grass roots.

The very nature of politics is confrontational therefore unity does not exist between the people and those who lead them. Another problem with large scale enterprises is the insistence of people on using only the "tried and true" ways of doing things and ignoring the alternatives. In some areas of our lives situations change almost hourly, we must always be open to new possibilities. Our systems of economics are based on scarcity and survival of the fittest only, which may have been true in the past, but no longer applies today.

Because of over-specialization, few people take responsibility for their actions and people have become reactive instead of proactive. For example: "Don't worry - when we get sick the doctor will take care of us." This seems to be the attitude of quite a few people - instead of taking proactive measures, like watching the kind of food we eat or taking supplements that we need to prevent illnesses.

The old system cannot be fixed. New systems have to be put into place: in order to create a better world for everyone to live in. We now have access to the technological knowledge that can make this happen. We must start building sustainable and self-sufficient communities. Before we can start the rebuilding or transformation processes, we must change our present ways of thinking and look at the world in a more realistic way. We must overcome the ways in which we have been conditioned to think and "give up the things current amongst men" --Baha'u'llah. The very first step is to transform ourselves spiritually.

Thank you for your time and have a wonderful day! --Larry

"The Earth is but one country and mankind its citizens." --Baha'u'llah