What is the direction us humans are taking? I think we as a kind are at a pivotal point in which we are confronted with the products of our greed and aggression through economical, social and environmental crisis. If there would ever be a time to change our attitude towards life, now would be it. So which direction are we taking? We have seen that greed doesn’t work, nor trying to gain any kind of profit on the short run. We as individuals, but also as a kind have to mature. It will take a revolution not only in the economical and environmental section but a revolution that seeps into our entire lives. Because everything is interlinked and if one aspect becomes spoiled with aggression, other fields will also suffer from that. I think solving these modern issues will not only require action but will also ask of us to tame our aggression. It will take healthy views at cultural and religious differences in which we respect our rationality and do not cling onto dogmas. It will also take daily practices in which we can maintain this new mindset (e.g. meditation), because human aggression is like a thief in the night that sneaks in if we aren’t wakeful. This all needn’t be done in a scary totalitarian way because there are many methods that we can use to achieve this, methods we can derive from our own cultures, religions and traditions. In this way we can begin to see more sharply how we can design our society in a more sustainable way and actually move forward as the human race. This very possibility of a more wisdom-filled society is in our hands, but it will take a lot of effort and a whole new way of thinking, a positive revolution.
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