08-The Work You Do

The Work You Do

The work you do every day is a primary way through which you build and define your values. If you work for someone, the work you are required to do for them will usually reflect their values, not your values. So before going to work for someone or some group, carefully take the measure of what they value.

Many people find that building good values is easier when they work for themselves. Being your own boss gives you greater control over the many decisions and actions that build and define your values.          

For the first time in human history, sufficient resources are now available for everyone on Earth to live in safety and with dignity. This good fortune results from increasing knowledge and technological advancements, coupled with the fact that the world’s population will start to decrease dramatically around 2050, because women are now having fewer than 2 children each, which is the number required to replace the world’s population.

No longer do Homo sapiens need to kill one another for scarce resources.

The main barrier to everyone on Earth finally living in safety and with dignity is not seeing yourself as a member of this one group that is hurtling through endless space, all of us dependent on this small speck of dirt and water called Earth for our survival. If you can see yourself foremost as a member of that one group, that should help trigger your instincts of fairness and cooperation towards others.