To make a better world?

Someone would say that its own principal is to make a better world. Thus whatever he do would be meaningful. However did all of us have mutually agreed on the concrete meaning of a better world? Everyone has its own definition.

Establishmentalists favour to develop systems for everything. To them, a better world would be a world full of systems. Minimalists prefer to manage the world with minimum effort. Optimists would think too much on future problems. Their better world is already here.

Do we mean that a better world is a world of rich, a world of materials or a world of high technology? No. No. No. Money does not equal to happiness. The poors always exist and nobody can get rid of it. We cannot make everyone rich in the world. In fact, we cannot buy happiness, friendship, family, self-esteem and peace. We can only buy products and services. Our money is limited. Our time is limited. If our greed is unlimited, there is no way to make ourselves satisfied.

Technologies are just tools. Technologies only improve our efficiency and provide new ways. It won't provide us goals, purposes and attitude. However, it may magnify our effects. We cannot fully rely on technologies.

Basically there is a common place. A better world is a peaceful world where everybody can have a happy and healthy life. There is no pollution. The waters and the skies are clear. No more extinction. Everyone can enjoy the living place. They would respect each other, help each other, inspire each other and support each other. These imply that we need just, love and peace such that human being can enjoy the good times and overcome the bad times. In fact, we cannot expect we can make it immediately. Regarding to the dynamic sense of goodness, the whole world should be improved from time to time. Then, one day, we will be there.

Once we make up our mind about a better world. Then how can we make it? What are the conditions? What are the requirements on ourselves?

The persons who put effort to improve the world should outnumber the rest. We need education, mentoring, coaching and good examples. Reasoning is our critical tool to prove the definition and find out the feasible solution. We need all of us not just to focus on personal interest but also the global interest. We need enough knowledge to judge our values. We need to agree the global goal and put effort on it. We need courage to take action. We need to spread this idea and make others to spread this idea.

Very hard? Yes, it is very hard.