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Kindness produces dopamine (a feel good chemical) in the brain of the giver and receiver, so if you want happiness, be kind to others. Meanness produces cortisol (a stress chemical that devours happiness) in the brain of the giver and receiver, so if you want to be unhappy, be mean to everyone.
we are the only species with the magic of language which means we can choose to discuss our differences rather than use violence; we also love thinking we are smarter than the other creatures yet even the dumbest animal can use violence, not words, to settle their disputes;
priorities, priorities, priorities
the sad thing is that we need a law compelling political leaders to be honest, honesty and truthfulness should be the norm, a standard for personal integrity, not a legal requirement
Good leaders understand the rich have dozens of professionals working to protect their interests while the poor have perhaps one volunteer serving a dozen indigents. Bad leaders believe the crumbles trickling from the billionaire’s tables is sufficient nourishment for the hungry and homeless.
from the world's most welcoming nation to the world's most unwelcoming nation in one administration, wow, that is greatest, the supreme pinnacle of greatest
we are the only species with the magic of language which means we can choose to fight, flee or discuss our differences; we also love thinking we are smarter than all the other creatures on this planet yet any dumb animal can use violence, but they cannot use words to settle their differences;
we are the only species with the magic of language, a unique biological ability to resolved conflicts with words rather than fists, fangs, bullets or bombs; when will we celebrate our unique evolutionary gift?
Great minds are curious. Small minds are not.
compassionate societies are just societies that grant every human being, whether they are worthy or not, due process because it is the nature of compassionate societies; cruel societies are unjust and they don't care about due process, only about inflicting the greatest pain and suffering;
Loving societies adore homosexuals, bisexuals, transsexuals, transgenders, queers, 2spirit humans and nonbinaries as much as it loves heterosexual humans. Hateful societies adore heterosexual people only, and damn the rest to eternal torture.
i remember long, long ago when we talked about a global village which seems suitable now because to me that means we have Africans, Asians, Europeans, First Nations, Polynesians, Arabians all living in our neighbourhoods and we can slowly learn to appreciate and respect one another;
we are the only species with the magic of language, a unique biological ability to resolved conflicts with words rather than fists, fangs, bullets or bombs; do the gawds not understand this?
A legendary fictional character once said the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Therefore, the needs of workers exceeds the needs of businesses. - 360 million businesses vs 3.6 billion workers.
we are the only species with the magic of language, a unique biological ability to resolved conflicts with words rather than fists, fangs, bullets or bombs; when are we going to honour our unique evolutionary gift?
we need a new attitude in which we use profits to help those less fortunate rather than a culture in which profits fill the pockets of those with stuffed pockets
according to the academic blogs i read, kindness produces dopamine in the brain, causing us to feel happier; meanwhile meanness produces cortisol in the brain which causes us to feel unhappier; therefore, if we want a happy life, we should be kind and pleasant to everyone we meet;
Good leaders leave their people and the world better than they found it. Bad leaders leave their people and the world worse than they found it.
great leaders care about their people, every human being whether male or female, black, white or brown, liberal or conservative; terrible leaders care about the people who look like them, walk like them, talk like them and smell like them;
cruel executives sack hundreds or thousands of workers and then give themselves monstrous raises and bonuses for reducing expenses; compassionate executives reduce jobs when they absolutely must through voluntary attrition; visionary executives create new plans that give workers a new challenge;
Civil cultures treasure differences of thought, opinions and convictions so they teach people the art of divergent dialogue. Barbaric cultures demand absolute uniformity of thought, brutally punishing dissenting voices to shield the official dogma.
humans are the only species with the cognitive and anatomical traits necessary to settle their differences with words rather than violence; perhaps one of these fine centuries we will realize this and act accordingly;
capitalism is a political and economic model that favours the rich, privileged men, and businesses; socialism is political and economic model that strives to balance the needs of the rich and poor, women and men, workers and businesses;
Smart communities educate people. Foolish communities do not. Smart cultures build schools and colleges. Foolish cultures demolish them. Smart nations invest in academic research. Foolish nations demonize research. Smart societies cherish educated people. Foolish societies persecute them.
great leaders like Gandhi and Mandela leave the world a better place for everyone, most notably those at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder; terrible leaders like Hitler and Pol Pot leave the world a better place for themselves and their cronies at the expense of the poor and powerless;
land of free speech, eh?
It is said the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Therefore, the needs of homeless people exceeds the needs of financial institutions. - 28,000 banks and credit unions vs 150 million homeless people.
when i read scholarly blogs, the general consensus seems to be that tough on crime does not work because it does not address the underlying causes that culminate in criminal activity; i should imagine that being tough on crime not only ignores the underlying causes but exacerbates them;
It takes greater intelligence to understand what others are thinking and feeling than is needed to assault them physically or verbally.
loving societies are just societies that do not abduct people or imprison people without just cause or due process; hateful societies are unjust societies that make people vanish because they don't like the way they look, walk, talk or smell;
Enlightened minds care about humans, 8,000,000,000 of them. Benighted minds care about family and friends.
health care for all is the way of a society that honestly cares about its people, every human being within its boundaries; health care for those with the money is the way of a greedy society exploiting human suffering for maximum profits;
Great minds learn something every day because they recognize there is infinitely more knowledge than they could possibly discover in one lifetime. Small minds believe they learned everything of consequence in their youth.
just cultures treat all humans with the utmost respect, even if some don't deserve it because this is the nature of just societies; unjust cultures treat everyone as criminals even if they don't deserve it because that is the nature of unjust, hateful societies;
Good leaders lead with their ears; bad leaders lead with their podium.
loving societies everything they can to create child friendly communities because they understand happy, healthy kids grow up to be happy, healthy adults who work for their communities; hateful societies want to perpetuate the hate so they do absolutely nothing to create child friendly communities;
Love befriends - hate bullies. Love makes us happy; hate makes us angry.
loving societies want their people to be healthy and happy so they do everything humanly possible to ensure they have every opportunity to be so; hateful societies want people to be miserable and sickly so they do everything possible to ensure they are miserable and of ill-health;
we are the only species on this planet blessed with the magic of language through which we can resolve our differences without fists, fangs, knives, bullets or bombs; perhaps we will respect this unique ability one fine day;
Human intelligence taught me everything I know about music, food, fashion, art, theatre and architecture, teaching me far more than the hypothetically omniscient rulers of the universe.
Enlightened minds recognize immigrants contribute far more to their adopted communities than they take. Benighted minds believe immigrants are thieves, thugs, rapists and murders.
the greatest love imaginable loves white people as much as black people and brown people and albino people; the smallest love possible loves only the figure in the mirror;
Compassionate societies do everything humanly possible to alleviate pain and suffering. Callous societies don’t care if people suffer needlessly. Cruel societies do everything possible to induce pain and suffering.
if you want a vision of a happy, loving world, try imagining political rivals hugging one another before they begin debate each other; if you want a vision of hostile, angry, hateful world, try imagining political opponents stabbing each other in the back;
loving states want their people to have health, happy lives, so they offer the best health care humanly possible; hateful states care more about profit margins than people's health or happiness so they will only grant health care to those with the most money;
Good leaders recognize the rich have dozens of professionals protecting their interests while the poor have maybe one volunteer serving a dozen indigents. Bad leaders believe bread crumbs from billionaire's dumpsters are sufficient nourishment for hungry, homeless children.
the greatest love imaginable loves women, men and intersex humans regardless of race, religion, politics, economics, education, ideology, sexuality, the smallest hearts love only those who look, walk, talk and smell like themselves
love says you are beautiful, hate says you are ugly, love says you are brilliant, hate says you are stupid
Love say, "You made a mistake, but you have an amazing brain so you can learn from the experience and become a better person because of it." Hate says, "You *&^%$ moron. You are the dumbest jackass on earth."
it boggles the mind, what sane human wishes to stay in land where they treat you like a criminal and then beg you stay for more, it truly boggles the mind; great leaders treat all humans with the utmost respect daily; terrible leaders treat you like royalty one day, a criminal the next, and so on;
Good leaders accept responsibility for problems. Bad leader blame everyone else for all problems. Good leaders share credit with everyone, applauding their contributions big and small. Bad leaders take all the credit and glory for every success regardless of who did it.
we are the only species on this planet blessed with the magic of language through which we can resolve our differences without fists, fangs, knives, bullets or bombs; perhaps we will respect this unique ability one fine day;
half the population are women and since democracy theoretically represents the people, half of our politicians should be women,
loving societies welcome people, especially those who contribute to their communities and help build the nation; hateful societies exploit human beings for the benefit of the rich and powerful, and then make those people vanish;
Cruel societies send children out into the desert without food or water. Sadistic societies send children into reptile infested swamps with only shirt and pants. Humane societies send children to compassionate schools and loving homes so they grow up to become model citizens.
dialogue, especially with those of another perspective, can only expand our understanding of whatever we discuss; violence will only diminish our understanding of everything;
we are the only species on this planet blessed with the magic of language through which we can resolve our differences without fists, fangs, knives, bullets or bombs; perhaps we will respect this unique ability one fine day;
the greatest love I can imagine loves women, men and intersex people whether gay, lesbian, straight, bi, trans, queer or otherwise, whether black, white, brown, albino liberal, conservative, moderate, religious, irreligious or antireligious; the feeblest love I can imagine loves only people like me;
Would you want to live in a world where we resolve our differences like intelligent beings endowed with the incredible gift of dialogue? Or would you prefer a world where we settle our disputes like wild animals who must fight or flee?
we are the only species on this planet blessed with the magic of language through which we can resolve our differences without fists, fangs, knives, bullets or bombs; perhaps we will respect this unique ability one fine day;
A legendary character once said the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Therefore, the needs of students outweigh the needs of millionaires. - 58 million millionaires vs 1.2 to 1.3 billion primary and secondary students.
the greatest love imaginable understands the world is not static, it is changing, it is evolving, it is constantly spinning round and round; the smallest love imaginable recognizes the world is changing but yearns for days long gone
we are the only species on this planet blessed with the magic of language through which we can resolve our differences without fists, fangs, knives, bullets or bombs; perhaps we will respect this unique ability one fine day;
we are the only species on this planet blessed with the magic of language through which we can resolve our differences without fists, fangs, knives, bullets or bombs; perhaps we will respect this unique ability one fine day;
It takes greater intelligence to understand what it is like to be a bat than is necessary to kill a bat. To kill a bat you simply stab it in the heart, but to understand what it is like to be a bat, you must study them carefully for months if not years.
the greatest love imaginable loves everyone whether black, white, brown, or albino, male, female or intersex, gay, straight, bi, trans, queer or otherwisel the smallest love imaginable loves only those who look like me, walk, talk and smell like me;
we are the only species on this planet blessed with the magic of language through which we can resolve our differences without fists, fangs, knives, bullets or bombs; perhaps we will respect this unique ability one fine day;
we are the only species on this planet blessed with the magic of language through which we can resolve our differences without fists, fangs, knives, bullets or bombs; perhaps we will respect this unique ability one fine day;
we are the only species on this planet blessed with the magic of language through which we can resolve our differences without fists, fangs, knives, bullets or bombs; perhaps we will respect this unique ability one fine day;
Good leaders are honest. Bad leaders lie, cheat and steal. Good leaders make life better for their people. Bad leaders make life better for themselves.
compassionate societies ensure every human can satisfy their fundamental needs; disinterested societies trust fate will deal with the matter; cruel societies have sumptuous feast while starving children rummage through dumpsters in search of moldy morsels;
we are the only species on this planet with the magic of language, the incredible ability to use words to resolve our differences and disputes instead of fists, fangs, bullets or bombs; perhaps one day we will appreciate this incredible gift and renounce the beastly practice of physical violence;
Compassionate cultures feed hungry people. Apathetic cultures pretend hungry people don’t exist. Sadistic cultures have sumptuous feasts while starving children watch from behind bulletproof glass.
and why do we listen to the super rich, not the immigrants? because we want to be like the former, not the latter
isn't america wonderful nowadays, land of freedom, so much freedom
it takes greater intelligence to understand what it is like to be a bat than is necessary to kill a bat; to kill a bat you simply stab it in the heart, but to understand what it is like to be a bat, you must study them carefully for months if not years;
It is said the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Therefore, the needs of malnourished children exceed the needs of billionaires. - 3028 billionaires vs 45 million starving children.
we are the only species on this planet with the magic of language, the incredible ability to use words to resolve our differences and disputes instead of fists, fangs, bullets or bombs; perhaps one day we will appreciate this incredible gift and renounce the beastly practice of physical violence;
we are the only species with the anatomical and cognitive traits necessary for nonviolent resolution of conflicts - it is called language - using words to discuss our differences and our wits to find mutually acceptable solutions or compromises;
we are the only species with the anatomical and cognitive traits necessary for nonviolent resolution of conflicts - it is called language - using words to discuss our differences and our wits to find mutually acceptable solutions or compromises;
it is not necessarily about changing them
Good leaders are ethical. Bad leaders are unethical. Good leaders know they are subject to the law. Bad leaders believe they are above the law.
what kind of world do we want to live in? a world that worships the almighty dollar and treats people as expendable? or a world that uses profits to enhance human wellbeing because it values human flourishing over maximum profits?
according to wikipedia, the GOP began to combat the expansion of slavery, people change, organizations change, institutions changes, societies change, everything changes over time
we are the only species blessed with the gift of language, which means we are the only species that has the option of using words instead for fists, fangs or bullets to resolve our differences
we are the only species blessed with the gift of language, which means we are the only species that has the option of using words instead for fists, fangs or bullets to resolve our differences
we are the only species blessed with the gift of language, which means we are the only species that has the option of using words instead for fists, fangs or bullets to resolve our differences
Love builds hospitals, clinics, labs and research centres. Hate destroys hospitals, clinics, labs and research centres. Love treasures doctors, nurses, technicians and medical scientists. Hate demonizes doctors, nurses, technicians and medical scientists.
appearances can be deceiving and perspectives can change over time
Enlightened minds recognize we are one species whether female, male, intersex, white, black, brown, albino, gay, straight, bi, trans, queer, et al. We are one species. Unenlightened minds believe people who look, walk and talk like us are the only true humans. All others are sub human.
what kind of world do we want to live in? a world in which we resolve our differences like intelligent beings blessed with the magic of language? or a world in which we settle our differences with fists, fangs, bullets or bombs?
we are the only species blessed with the gift of language, which means we are the only species that has the option of using words instead for fists, fangs or bullets to resolve our differences
what kind of world do we want to live in? a world in which we resolve our differences like intelligent beings blessed with the magic of language? or a world in which we settle our differences with fists, fangs, bullets or bombs?
What kind of world do we want to live in? A world in which we resolve our differences like intelligent beings blessed with the magic of language? Or a world in which we settle our differences with fists, fangs, bullets or bombs?
What kind of world do we want to live in? a world that cares for its sick people simply because they are humans in need of help? Or a world that exploits sickness for maximum profits?
we are the only species blessed with the gift of language, which means we are the only species that has the option of using words instead for fists, fangs or bullets to resolve our differences
loving nations welcome people into their midst; hateful nations abduct people from the streets, fields, offices and homes;
Enlightened minds apprehended human intelligence is greater than the individual intellect for it grows through the sharing of knowledge and ideas. Unenlightened minds think the I am of human intelligence is contained within their fossilized minds.
compassionate nations provide their people with the best health care humanly possible, which comes from the best medical science available today; cruel nations relish human suffering so they deny people the best health care, offering folklore and snake oil remedies instead;
it is much easier to solve problems that were solved years ago than it is to solve problems that exist today, and infinitely easier than trying to solve tomorrow's problems;