WHAT DO WE MOST NEED IN THIS WORLD?
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Answer:
1. Action
There are challenges out there that aren’t going to solve themselves.
They need action – real action – if they are to be overcome.
The world needs action on poverty, climate change, the mental health crisis, war, famine, and so many other things.
People need to take action.
Communities need to take action.
Companies need to take action.
Politicians need to take action.
Nations need to take action.
More action is desperately needed if we are to avert the many crises looming on the horizon.
2. Unity
Those challenges aren’t going to get solved if we don’t come together as a planet.
We don’t have to be the same in order to have a common goal.
We can remain our own independent selves, we can be proud of who we are and where we come from.
All the while, we can look to our brothers and sisters across the world and recognize that we are, in many respects, one.
We are the same, but different. We are unique, but part of a greater whole.
We have to join hands and work together for the greater good.
3. Tolerance
If we are to come together, we have to learn how to work with people who may be very different to us.
This requires us to be tolerant of those whom we might not always see eye to eye with.
This is valid in both our personal lives and in the relations between our leaders and countries.
It seems like the world is more divided than ever into “us” and “them” tribes where each side looks at the other with contempt and even hatred.
Tolerance means putting aside those loyalties.
4. Acceptance
Going one step further than tolerance is reaching a true acceptance of who someone else is.
Even if you disagree with many of their opinions or life choices, it is better to accept that these are just as valid as yours.
We have to accept that beneath everything, there is a human being who is deserving of our care and kindness.
And we need to accept people for who they are, not who we may want them to be.
5. Understanding
People are complicated balls of thought, emotion, and act.
When they do something that gets on your nerves or upsets you, the first step is to try to understand why they did what they did.
Most people are facing struggles on a daily basis – you just aren’t aware of most of them.
But we can extend our understanding to others by looking at ourselves and the turmoil that we may be facing.
I’m sure you’d ask for a little understanding when your behavior is a bit out of character.
Well, we can offer the same thing to others.
6. Compassion
When we see someone suffering – even if we are not aware of the cause of that suffering, we should show our heartfelt concern for that person.
A little compassion goes a long way in helping a person who is facing hardship, misfortune, or hurt.
A shoulder to cry on, an ear to listen, and some warm words of comfort – the world certainly needs more of these.
Every single person on this planet needs food, water, shelter, sleep, others, and novelty on a regular basis to be their best selves.