When one is younger one focuses on what one wants. As one matures one realizes that often need is a more compelling driver than want or desire.

Want has been the ying and yang of this Planet. It has driven economic growth and generated amazing innovation and, yet, about 40% of the world’s population starves.

We won’t take want away, but, maybe we can modify it enough to allow the Planet to recover robust health, and for people to enjoy a good quality of life.
This is the macro issue.

The real question, though, is what can each of us do at the micro level? What can we do at home, at school, at university, at work?
It all begins with each of one of us.

It begins with our orientation to our fellow beings, to those near and dear to us, to our neighbours, our workmates. It begins with an understanding, an internalisation, a commitment to each. It requires that we see and accept those in our domain as team-mates in the Big Game of Life. Team-mates look out for each other, care for each other, support each other, protect each other against attack. Most importantly, though, team-mates do all in their power to make their team-mates feel good about themselves, to be the very best that they can be, so that we can all be the very best that we can be together.

Do we do this?

Always?

Essent Executive 13 August 2010