What if?
I wonder what would happen if for one month people were only exposed to thoughts of compassion for other people. Informed only on TV about the damage of war and the harm of corporations. If they read books about history that described the real motivations behind our history. If they really listened to the music calling for people to stand up and care about the interests of the world and it´s people.
If people could forget about money for long enough to do this what would it mean to the world. If every person in the rich world had to make a friend in the poor world and listen to the story of their life.
Would there still be 3 billion people in poverty!?
If people were given concrete ways to make a difference to the way the world develops would they chose the yes option or the no if it didn´t cost anything ?
Surely if we believe that we live in democratic countries we are given this option every election. Surely if we live in freedom with technology we can make the decision to understand the other world.
We must acknowledge this opportunity of how we spend our time what we think about and what our consumer and political choices mean to the world!
It is difficult to learn about the world when we are taught to worry about money and image but in freedom we have power.
Exercise the right. Be water on the fire of raging business interests burning the world!