| We are all free to make choices in our lives | | | | Would it not also be true that if all of our |
| everyday. We can choose our personal values | | | | politicians, CEOs & people in positions of |
| & standards in our lives. We can choose to | | | | power were not greedy & influenced or |
| sit back & do nothing about the things we | | | | tempted by self-interest, that the decisions they |
| disagree with & just accept them, or we can | | | | made would always be in the best interest of |
| choose to try & do something more to | | | | voters & customers & the people |
| hopefully be part of the change to make things | | | | instead of themselves & their governments |
| better. | | | | & companies. I am not talking about |
| I believe like many others that the biggest | | | | communism or Shangri-La, I am simply suggesting |
| problems facing our world today are the human | | | | that if all humans acted without hatred or violence |
| conditions of hatred & violence & greed. | | | | or greed that we would have no corporate or |
| If you think about all the major problems in our | | | | government corruption or world economic |
| world today they stem back to one of these | | | | collapses. I also believe we would have fixed the |
| human weaknesses being practiced by a number | | | | global warming problem very quickly with all |
| of individuals. I have often wondered if the | | | | countries working together & agreeing to |
| problem of poverty would have been eliminated | | | | make the necessary changes, regardless of profit |
| by now if all the donated money & aid had | | | | loss. |
| actually made it to the poor people it was | | | | So what can we do about it as individuals? Well |
| intended for, instead of a number of individuals | | | | we can make a start by holding ourselves to a |
| hijacking it to satisfy their own greed. | | | | higher standard in our lives. We need to start |
| If there was no hatred or violence or greed there | | | | looking at others with more compassion & |
| would be no wars. If there were no wars there | | | | tolerance. Accept that others have different |
| would be no needless deaths resulting in so many | | | | religions & opinions than our own. Accept |
| innocent families mourning the loss of their loved | | | | that others have different coloured skin than our |
| ones for the rest of their lives. If there was no | | | | own. Accept that we receive in return what we |
| hatred or violence or greed then there would be | | | | give. So if we want others to make these |
| no need to spend billions on weapons & this | | | | changes then start with ourselves. Change the |
| money could be used to ensure that the minimum | | | | things we can change & control & stay |
| standard for human life in our world was that | | | | true to these beliefs & standards at all times. |
| every single man woman & child was | | | | What's the alternative? The adage that if we |
| provided with clean food & water & | | | | keep doing what we have always done we will |
| shelter everyday of their lives. | | | | continue to get the same results is very true. So |
| If there was no hatred or violence or greed in our | | | | I am asking everyone that reads this to please |
| world there would be more sharing of ideas | | | | join me in trying to make a change for the better |
| & resources between countries to benefit all | | | | in our world. Start within your own circle of family |
| the people in the world. There would be more | | | | & friends & ask them to join us. When |
| sharing & tithing from the well-off with those | | | | anyone comments about your compassionate, |
| that had little. Imagine if we all simply chose to | | | | sharing, caring behaviour, just tell them what |
| donate one percent of our earnings every week | | | | motivates you to be this way & ask them |
| to help those under privileged people in our world, | | | | to join us. Thank you all for reading this article |
| & that this money actually reached these | | | | & I hope it causes you to think & |
| people. Imagine if every company & | | | | behave differently from today. |
| government did the same thing. | | | | |