A Big Question Out of the Blue

[UrmaBlume 10]

From this board I received a question:

 

"Questions, I have tons of questions, but I will start with one:

If you could change one thing in the world, what would you change?"

 

My Answer:

 

WOW.

 

OK.

 

A world order that was based on perfect laissez-faire economic systems, free trade and freedom of information and media.

 

You don't go to war with either your customers or your suppliers and with the perfect distribution of information all health and social issues are solved.

 

cheers

 

UB

[Ericthetrader 10]

Seriously can think of anything right now.

[Tradewinds 12]

Unless some fundamental changes happen in the intent and desire of human beings, no law or attempted enforcement of any law will change the ultimate destiny of the human race. Human beings are inherently flawed when it comes to working together for the ultimate good. Human beings have about the same mentality as a pack of wolves, or a tribal system; maybe on a larger scale, but that is the current state of the human condition.

So things like social programs, types of government, economic systems, rules of law and enforcement of those laws can be debated for eternity, but nothing will ever change until and unless the intent and desire of human beings changes from the "wolf pack" mentality to the "greater good".

So my answer to the question of, "If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?"; is for the intent and desire of human beings to strive for and pursue the greater good, and to perpetuate this ultimate good into the future indefinitely. Human beings are weak willed when it comes to foregoing personal gain at the imbalanced expense of others. There will always be expenses that must be realized in order to profit; and expenses and profit are not inherently bad. What is bad is usury, exploitation, neglect and abuse. But unfortunately, all those bad things are done every day for someone else's personal gain.

Every nation of the world has perpetrated it's share of exploitation and usury in it's attempt to gain standing and power. Any nation can only attain success from a certain degree of character, moral values, orderly social behavior and goodwill. Look at U.S. history for example, which is full of wild, violent, immoral and destructive behavior, but enough people were willing to take the behavioral "high road", that things formerly turned out well for the U.S.of A. Unless the U.S. and the world has enough individuals making the right personal choices, and collectively "tipping the scales" toward what is constructive for our future, then the world will continue in it's current self inflicted suffering.