Tags
Challenging morality, Eolution of an idea, Evolution of kindness, Family survival, Personal survival, Species survival, Survival through dispersal, Ultimate happiness
The content of Version #19 states clearly the goals for a sustainable society, but it doesn’t have enough love, and people are going to need a passionate belief in giving love to others to give them enough hope to endure the tragedies of their own lives. The new version must provide access to an infinite hope and this is a new kind of hope that is increased daily by our cultivating habits of kindness toward other people and thus to ourselves. We grow hope by giving hope to others through our kind actions toward others.
For comparison here is the old – Version #19
We find hope and give kindness by:
- —discovering the orderly nature of our Universe, so we can help ourselves and others benefit from everything that it makes possible.
- —striving to physically survive as individuals, families, and a species by seeking opportunities to live and thrive in various unique places.
- —creating an ideally balanced human society, so you and I and everyone else can have a meaningful life in a sustainable world.
- —being accepted as dedicating our wisdom to the great tradition of alleviating the suffering of all living beings.
- —helping one another use our abilities for our own and others’ well-being by treating them a little better than we treat ourselves.
- —appreciating that we as a fellowship of people expressing diverse views are more likely to discover wonderful new ways of living with one another.
- —making a habit of giving attention to other people and acknowledging their need for appreciation in a cooperative existence within our shared world.
Version #20
We find hope and give kindness by:
- —exploring the orderly nature of our bountiful Universe, so we can help ourselves and others benefit from everything that it makes possible.
- —striving to physically survive as individuals and as a community by seeking opportunities to live and thrive with others in many different places.
- —creating an ideally balanced loving society, so you and I and everyone else can have a meaningful life in a sustainable world.
- —being known and accepted as dedicating our wisdom and energy to the great tradition of alleviating the suffering of all living beings.
- —helping each other to find more exalted meanings for our lives by treating one another as we should treat our most morally developed self.
- —appreciating that we as a fellowship of people expressing diverse views are more likely to discover beautiful new ways of living our lives.
- —making a habit of giving our attention to individuals and acknowledging their need for appreciation within our shared Universe.
This 20th version explores kindness and cooperation with a more challenging idealism.