Value life

The last blog ended with asking "what should we value?" How about a very flowery answer, value life. Life long into the future. This involves creating a sustainable system that does not revolve around endless growth. It involves ending the power struggle that exists in almost all aspects of our lives. This view does create too many happy images of people running around and enjoying free love. That would be ridiculous. Maybe we should just follow Jesus, Buddha, or Lao Tzu.

This is not trying to be religious, but most people need something to base their principles on. In addition, the knowledge these three passed on his a good base to learn from instead of developing through years of struggle. You need to start somewhere.

Picture the world. Can it possibility be taken in with one vision? Fly around and try to imagine every corner of the world, every person. The dimension is mind boggling. I consider this the greatest difficulty in changing people's world view. People in general (me included) are incapable of zooming out only so far before it makes no sense. There is a reason that world leaders have numerous advisers working under them, and numerous below them. They simplify and organize the data as needed. Yet, the leaders make decisions in their own little box. They have no power beyond what the people want and the people just want their lives. Change the definition of what that life is and you can change the world.

Wake up in the morning and say "I exist in a world of unfathomable suffering, what next?"
"I live within a species destined to kill itself, what next?"

Note: I will try this and see what happens. I just thought of it. The book I have been reading about "adaptive management in natural resources" has been a bust and my mind is shot.