Part 2. Building a New Society – Points to Consider

Imagine yourself driving your car when it suddenly begins to choke and shudder. At first, it’s only one system that breaks down, but then another and another follow. It’s not that the car has completely shut down. The main systems, like the engine and the gear, are still running. But the lights go on and off intermittently, and every so often the car jerks to a halt. Then, miraculously, the failing engine restarts...

Nature doesn’t tolerate imbalance. Heat moves from hotter to colder to even out the temperature; air pressure is balanced by wind; water flows to lower ground until it evens out the higher level from which it flowed. In every place, in every phenomenon, Nature strives for balance...

Besides the demand for a more even division of wealth, people feel bitter about any inequalities, including the lack of equal opportunities. However, the truth is that no just division will help until we develop a social awareness that supports mutual guarantee. Favoring one sector of the population over another will only trigger anger and bitterness among other sectors. Without the mindset of mutual guarantee, people who will not be on the receiving end will always feel resentment and will ask themselves, “Why them and not me?”...