What about equal opportunity do people not understand? You would imagine that because we are all human, we would be caring to all as we care about ourselves. Yes, this is what is called "the golden rule - Doing unto others as we would have them do unto us". This the rule about moral behavior that Jesus taught about, yes, Muhammad, Buddha, Gandhi, and all the important leaders we know today seem to be saying the same thing. As humans we should care for each other and try to help out those who are unfortunate. Yes, even Socrates, the philosopher, had his students thinking about this fundamental virtue and as he reminded them all the time, this is the best virtue. Why, it is central to what it means to be human.
Unfortunately, we often see humanity acting on the contrary. This evening I just saw pictures of massacre of innocent people including children in Syria. my heart sank, especially as I watched the children die while other cried ceaselessly. Why do human behave like animals? Why? Why do we delight in hurting others? Why do we not want others to have the same opportunity to services - health, education, environment, leadership roles, legal representation and yes,even eat the same food as us? Why is this a bad thing and such a difficult thing for us? Is it in our nature to be this eveil? Confucious would object to such an assumption. But why does it hurt us that much? Why Why why?
The golden rule is the fundamental teachings behind equal opportunity - accessing same services as others in order to improve our lives. it is essentioally about being human and seeking to transcend our animal nature. Yet, we cannot but wonder why this is such a problem to others? Someone, kindly enlighten me?
Meanwhile, I and my WISO supporters will do what we can to improve the lives of those few that we can. We will change one life at a time, and that makes us happy. We will pay rent for an abused women to help her get out of a difficult situation. We will pay tuition for an abused girl to help her go to school and be independent of her abuser. We will feed those who find themselves in difficult situations especially due to abuse. We will advocate and pay legal fees for any woman seeking legal representation to change her situation. and yes, we will continue to produce booklets on abuse to educate those who might be in similar situation how to identify, and end the cycle of abuse.
Yes, the poor will always be here, but we can change the situation of a few and that is what I call humanity. Let's all embrace it and if you have not ever done so, the feeling is soo good. It is better that all the money in the world, better than all the fame in the world. That, to me is worth it. Join me, as we claim and enjoy our human nature- that which is caring to all, in spite of our means. Thanks for listening. I would appreciate any feedback you have. My love is with you all. :)
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