It presents this interesting dichotomy. You actually get when you give. To “take” has such short term satisfaction, while to get from giving maintains a vibration of good for a prolonged period.
People who volunteer, when they recognize a need, get it.
I’ll go out on a limb here, but Christians illustrate a group that want that, but in many cases it’s fake. Someone tells them, that Jesus told them how to behave and that behaviour will results in a reward associated with forgiveness.
But He was clear that how you behave comes from the heart, not by following a specific set of instructions and the fundamental message; selflessness.
@spitfire3dc I was a part of a business that (attempted) to help people. My thing ALWAYS was what will help this person get out of our program(s) and be living a productive life?
@spitfire3dc I’d add selflessness AND goodly deeds. One friend of mine pointed out that you can’t have the one without the other if you want society to progress, and he gave a good example. He selflessly volunteered to fix a guy’s car… and made a mess of things. You can do goodly deeds that are not selfless, and that can result in exploitation and expectation of a reward, which would also lead to a hindrance of progress.
So it’s pure (selfless) and goodly deeds that help society to progress.
@Jear77 I think this goes along with critical thinking! Do you think a lack of ability to think critically impacts why we are still suffering from food insecurity, poverty, war, etc?
@Scarlett we are excellent with band aid solutions. Even vaccines are a band aid solution because it needs to be repeated the next generation and sometimes a few years later.
Perhaps the knowledge of the arrival time of the asteroid that is barreling down on this planet as I write this. It has never been a question of “IF” but of “WHEN”. It also matters not “where” the impact will occur, it will be an extinction level event…there is no place you can hide from it on this planet…you’re all going to die. Yeah I know, it’s gonna be the suckiest day of your life, but wouldn’t you like to know when its going to happen? That is a benefit, isn’t it?
@immortal_pirate Earth will be running through the debris field that is surrounding and in the wake of Nibiru, as it passes by Earth. Nibiru is reacting with Earth and affecting our climate and moving our poles in an Earth wobble. It may even pull Earth sideways — so that we are closer to the equator and the sun rises in what we always knew as the North and sets in what we always knew as the South. If it is survivable, we may have a new East and a new West. I hope it is just a matter of surviving it as the Earth turns on it’s side. As for the Yellowstone caldera, that is going to be something to recon with. We may have to travel away from the ash field until it settles, then come back and see how much settled ash we have to deal with. If the Navy maps are right, then much of America’s coastlines will be under water.——– Bye-bye California!!! That will be good. We survive hardship and get a little prize. Welcome to Buckeye Beach in the middle of Arizona!!!
However, if it is an asteroid that will hit us and we go the way of the dinosaurs, well then, it won’t matter that I forgot to make the bed when I got out of it this morning. If we die, we die.
I guess to remember that no matter who we are or where we live, we did not choose to be born in whatever place we were born in, and that ultimately we all try our best to be humans, and try to be good. As such, we should be compassionate towards each other, and be inclusive towards all nations and races of people, not divisive.
I’m saying this after 1) watching a Japanese anime that illustrated daily Japanese life, both traditional, village life and city life that was different yet the same as my own, and 2) reading on the BBC about the persecution of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, where Buddhists said such things as “they should all just die, it would be much better”
11 responses to “What would benefit humanity the most to know?”
Selflessness.
It presents this interesting dichotomy. You actually get when you give. To “take” has such short term satisfaction, while to get from giving maintains a vibration of good for a prolonged period.
People who volunteer, when they recognize a need, get it.
I’ll go out on a limb here, but Christians illustrate a group that want that, but in many cases it’s fake. Someone tells them, that Jesus told them how to behave and that behaviour will results in a reward associated with forgiveness.
But He was clear that how you behave comes from the heart, not by following a specific set of instructions and the fundamental message; selflessness.
@spitfire3dc Altruism- a worthy pursuit
@spitfire3dc I was a part of a business that (attempted) to help people. My thing ALWAYS was what will help this person get out of our program(s) and be living a productive life?
@spitfire3dc I’d add selflessness AND goodly deeds. One friend of mine pointed out that you can’t have the one without the other if you want society to progress, and he gave a good example. He selflessly volunteered to fix a guy’s car… and made a mess of things. You can do goodly deeds that are not selfless, and that can result in exploitation and expectation of a reward, which would also lead to a hindrance of progress.
So it’s pure (selfless) and goodly deeds that help society to progress.
“Treat others the way they want to be treated.”
pretty simple.
The ability to get a problem solved once and for all
@Jear77 I think this goes along with critical thinking! Do you think a lack of ability to think critically impacts why we are still suffering from food insecurity, poverty, war, etc?
@Scarlett we are excellent with band aid solutions. Even vaccines are a band aid solution because it needs to be repeated the next generation and sometimes a few years later.
Perhaps the knowledge of the arrival time of the asteroid that is barreling down on this planet as I write this. It has never been a question of “IF” but of “WHEN”. It also matters not “where” the impact will occur, it will be an extinction level event…there is no place you can hide from it on this planet…you’re all going to die. Yeah I know, it’s gonna be the suckiest day of your life, but wouldn’t you like to know when its going to happen? That is a benefit, isn’t it?
@immortal_pirate Earth will be running through the debris field that is surrounding and in the wake of Nibiru, as it passes by Earth. Nibiru is reacting with Earth and affecting our climate and moving our poles in an Earth wobble. It may even pull Earth sideways — so that we are closer to the equator and the sun rises in what we always knew as the North and sets in what we always knew as the South. If it is survivable, we may have a new East and a new West. I hope it is just a matter of surviving it as the Earth turns on it’s side. As for the Yellowstone caldera, that is going to be something to recon with. We may have to travel away from the ash field until it settles, then come back and see how much settled ash we have to deal with. If the Navy maps are right, then much of America’s coastlines will be under water.——– Bye-bye California!!! That will be good. We survive hardship and get a little prize. Welcome to Buckeye Beach in the middle of Arizona!!!
However, if it is an asteroid that will hit us and we go the way of the dinosaurs, well then, it won’t matter that I forgot to make the bed when I got out of it this morning. If we die, we die.
I guess to remember that no matter who we are or where we live, we did not choose to be born in whatever place we were born in, and that ultimately we all try our best to be humans, and try to be good. As such, we should be compassionate towards each other, and be inclusive towards all nations and races of people, not divisive.
I’m saying this after 1) watching a Japanese anime that illustrated daily Japanese life, both traditional, village life and city life that was different yet the same as my own, and 2) reading on the BBC about the persecution of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, where Buddhists said such things as “they should all just die, it would be much better”