As a society right now there are problems all over. You could be in Australia worrying about the drought, in America concerned over health care, India and it’s starving, Bosnia and the war. When it comes down to it, there appears to be a lot of blame being passed around but not much responsibility being taken on-board. To create a resolution in any problem, understanding needs to occur first and foremost. Once full & proper understanding has occurred, at that point alone can a decision be made towards a resolution. At the time of decision one thought process should be the only thought process for a ‘proper resolution’. The thought process is an easy one and one that should be used for all of societies woes. "What is going to benefit all in the long term".

Right now I’m sure there are a lot of you practically screaming at these pages, wondering how ‘that’ thought process can accomplish anything. There are some who are reading on ‘knowingly’, there are some of you though who are thinking "As if I didn’t know that". To those last people, I’d like to ask you personally to go out there and push this, advertise it, let others know this is how you live, allow them to see the happiness it has caused you.

Of course there are some people who would be put out with and would be unhappy. However, once again the statement is "What is going to benefit all in the long term." This is not about finding a short term fix. Our planet is full of societies that are built, and that exist currently on ‘short term fixes’ and yet there don’t seem to be many working well using this theory. All decisions are made on the basis of what is best for the people and the planet. We need the planet to survive. However instead of working alongside the planet, we are stripping it down and it’s getting to the stage where it’s ready to be thrown away.

Drastic times are amongst us. With the year 2000, prophecies being thrown in our face, people starting to ‘feel more spiritual’, we need to grab a hold of the human race and shake the reality of life back into it. People for centuries have travelled to another place, stuck a flag in the ground and claimed it as ‘theirs’. It’s a similar theory to someone walking into your living room and telling you that they own your favourite lounge chair. Possession for the society, religion or individual does not work. Possession of ‘earth’ is ridiculous. ‘Earth’ was here a long time before we showed up.

If you remove ‘possession’ from society what have you got ? I’m sure there are some saying "A whole lot of people stealing." However, think about it for a moment, what is it they are they stealing ? They have no need to steal, for they have everything they could want. Once people have their needs met they are happier. Once people realise their needs are met forever, they are more loving.

95% of the wealth is spread out among 5% of the population. The reason for this ‘concentrated wealth’ falls under many categories. Whether it’s a ‘battler’ who has worked for 50 hours a week for 40 years, it could be a thief or someone fraudulent, it may have originated from inheritance. There are many ways to use wealth, however when the decision is made with the ‘fore-thought’ of ‘What is going to benefit all in the long term ?" The decision is given with new light. At that point in time that ‘wealthy’ individual isn’t admired for the wealth that he may have built, instead he is now admired for the wealth he has given the planet. Admiration is still there, however now the admiration is a positive thing rather than an envious thing. Once the '‘basic needs’ of each individual is met, fear is no longer needed. For no one is going to want what you have, as they already have it themselves.

In times of disaster, lands, countries, cultures, religions, societies, people, all forget differences. They look to the ‘inner good’ in themselves. They ‘know’ it’s the right thing to do, it’s a good thing to do. We help each other as individuals do. When a cyclone hits a town it is not biased of race, colour or religion. It will remove houses & businesses without thought of who that affects. A flood doesn’t check your bank balance before it washes your house away. It won’t check to see what type of car you drive or your social status. Earthquakes will knock down a Catholic Church just as quickly as a Muslim Temple. Animals and insects don’t care what title you have when they become your friend or attacker.

There is only one type of ‘being’ that puts emphasis on these external factors, the only being to put relevance on irrelevant objects is the ‘human being’. Every single one of knows, deep down, ‘not to judge a book by it’s cover’. Yet for one reason or another we turn our backs on this. There is no ‘one’ type of being that does this more, there is no race less biased than another. There is no blame to be thrown for this current unfortunate situation. However there is ‘responsibility’ that needs to be taken. Responsibility for thoughts, words and actions. The three main things that children learn. And they learn it from all those around them. Every person needs to take responsibility for their own words, thoughts & actions. Those with children need to take responsibility for their children’s words, thoughts & actions.

Children

Every parent at one stage or another has said "I would do anything for my child". Now is the time to put energy into that statement. If that statement rings true for you, make changes today, focus on ‘Better for All’ now and show your children the benefits of being ‘happy’ instead of trying to teach them how to ‘Do things to be happy’. Providing food, warmth, walls and a roof is not a gift, it’s a responsibility. Providing love, support, understanding, happiness and friendship is parenting.

Kids don’t understand every word every time, they do however, understand feelings. They do however, pick up on these feelings, and although you may be ‘dealing with an adult problem’ they see the world revolve around them. As such every problem is there’s. Any negativity that a child experiences changes them with negative influences and outcomes. Any positivity that a child experiences chances them with positive influences and outcomes. Although children may not understand ‘why’ things have happened. It doesn’t mean they don’t want too. Take some of that "I’ll do anything" attitude and give them some time and some understanding.

There is never a ‘perfect time’ for anything, however there is always time needed to be given. The more ‘time’ that is given to children the more positivity, the more understanding that will take place. Take part in your child’s ‘world’ and the understanding you reach will create a bong that will last a lifetime. You can create a friendship that is stronger than most with someone that is already in your life, someone that already wants to be your friend, they are simply waiting for that ‘time’ you keep telling them you are waiting for.

Adults have experiences and memories when ‘understanding’ needs to take place. Children have adults. If the adults don’t’ pass on their ‘understanding’, the child can only use it’s imagination. Even if the adult doesn’t ‘understand’ something, learn and experience it together. The more energy, time and patience given to your child, the more stable the self esteem will be. Any experience, whether good, bad or in different is positive. However, it needs to be thought of as ‘positive’ before it can be experienced as beneficial.

Children should not have children. Parents that allow ‘their’ children to get into circumstances of which allow these situations to occur are not taking enough responsibility. If they are adult enough to raise children, they need to take responsibility for what their children are doing, thinking & being. Mature Adults are the only ones that truly realise what it takes to look after a child. Mature adults are the only beings that truly understand how to teach a child. These people, the children’s grandparents, should be involved more in the upbringing of the child.

This has a 2 fold effect, tighter ‘family group’, allows Mature Adults to focus and maintain a productive lifestyle with something they enjoy. Creating a stronger ‘family group’ is essential for creating a stronger ‘Human Race’. We may have more than 10 Billion people, each one of them however, is an individual. Each individual needs to feel the security, the understanding, the warmth and love of a ‘family group’. Giving the Mature Adults the focus and productive lifestyle is an essential key. Too many of these people are being moved away from the family where there is nothing to focus on, nothing to look forward to, and nothing to be productive about. Life washes away as each day goes by and the will gets weaker and weaker. Giving these individuals the chance to build stronger youth allows them focus, allows them involvement. This will give the current ‘teachers’ we have the resources and assistants they are constantly crying out for. There will be more attention for each child, as such, each child will benefit more on an individual level.

Teaching the children that ‘fitting in is not as important as feeling good about yourself’. With each child getting more attention and being in a happy environment, the ‘fitting in’ factor of schools will eventually be removed, as every child will naturally feel a ‘personal worth’. Idealism will be rewarded instead of shunned and pushed aside for the more ‘proven’ methods. Bullying won’t exist as children won’t feel the need to ‘one-up’ each other. Teaching the children to decide on "what’s best for all involved ?" at a young age will allow them to think that way naturally. Unlike today’s methods where the child is taught "If you don’t get A’s you’ll never make it", "If your different than the ‘normal’ you are to be teased", "Strongest survive, Weakest die", "Might is right".

Small Steps Creates Momentum

This all starts with you, you the individual. It is a decision only you can make. If you are happy with life there is no reason for you to do anything different. However, if you are happy with life I think I can safely say that you already have the type of logical concept layed out here. If this is the case, you are one of the few and you should be proud of your success.

For the ‘rest of us’, this decision is not one that should be taken lightly. If you decide not to implement this into your life, it will play on your mind. However, if you decide that you did want to implement this into your life, it’s an ongoing constant mind check. With every thought you will need to start it with "Aim of bettering things for all"

With every word you will need to speak with "Aim of bettering things for all"

With every action you will need to act with "Aim of bettering things for all"

The effects from this are astonishing. The rewards from this are beyond description. The satisfaction and feeling that become life is one that needs to be experienced to be believed. Simple things like :

• Act through a compassionate heart.
• Don’t judge someone before you know the full reasons for their actions.
• Tone of your voice kept calm helps others understand.

• Saying hello to a stranger.
• Opening or holding a door for another.
• Sitting and listening to another’s problem
• Offering your seat to another.
• Assisting another in their work.
• Making a Tea or a Coffee for a work colleague.

• Be patient with others.
• Acknowledge others concerns.
• Show interest.
• Smiling is the easiest way to express goodwill. It makes you feel good too.
• Hug Someone

• Share the funny side of an experience & creates a bond between the co-laughers.

You will find yourself doing these things, and more, daily, sometimes hourly. However it won’t seem like a chore, it won’t appear a hassle or trouble while the thought of ‘Bettering For All’ is your first thought.

Exchanging Energy

Everyday you learn, and every day your perception of life and it’s various processes changes. Observing and experiencing life with this thought process causes the experiences to be positive. The Observations to be complete understandings. Everyday we have the opportunity to change another’s perspective. For example, sitting in a room by yourself isn’t really an experience that serves any purpose for most of the time. However, when a 2^nd, 3^rd or 4^th person enters the room there are many different energies, attitudes, personalities and perspective’s in there all of a sudden. If there is any ‘ill feeling’ between 2 of the 4 people, everybody in that room will ‘feel something’. Some may not know what it is they are feeling, but they know it’s not ‘normal’. The way those people inter-act will change depending on the severity of the ‘ill feeling’.

However, if one of those people was ‘Happy in Life’ a positive will occur within the group. If handled the correct way a healing effect for the ‘ill feeling’ can be accomplished too. Whether it’s through laughter, understanding, love or any other reason. The positive attitude will always effect those around it in a positive way and change the ‘perspective’ of that person for ever.

With each person playing a role, they need to be of sound ‘mind, body & soul’ before they can aim for ‘Bettering for all" . If they are ill in any way it will affect their interactions with others. And time needs to be taken to let this person know that healing is what is needed for them for the time being. Similar to telling a blunt knife it needs to be sharpened before it can cut again.

New Perspectives

Every day, our thoughts on life change. With each new experience, our perspective on something will change. What we thought of as reality 6 years ago, our priorities, personalities and even our simple ‘reasoning’. They have all changed to be what thy are today, better, more logical, better reasoning. That isn’t to say that they are still ‘right’. Yet everyday there is an event we experience and we pass judgement on the individuals involved. It seems like such a waste of brain power, is there not anything else we can do ?

These ‘judgements’ are a natural bi-product of experience. From experience we learn things. For example, as a child I wanted to learn to play a game called ‘Hand-Ball’ that was played in the schoolyards around the area. Reasonably easy game to learn, the theory is you have a crack in the ground on some concrete and a tennis ball. And you simply have to bounce the tennis ball on your side of the line before it goes to the other side, your opponent then hits the ball and bounces it so it goes on his side of the line first, then to me.

I got pretty good at this game as time went on, but then came a ‘new kid’ into the school. Keeping in mind this was 1^st grade in primary school so everything was life altering. Anyway he played each of us in turn and blew each of us away as he was putting ‘spin’ on his ball which was something we’d never done before. As time went on the ‘new kid’ became ‘Joey’, and we learnt more about the ‘spin ball’. Joey quickly rose in fame and was everyone’s friend. After 3 months every kid in the school knew about the ‘spin ball’ and it was standard tactics in a game.

About 5 months after Joey’s arrival another ‘new kid’ started at our school and before the end of his first week he’d found our little corner of schoolyard existence. We were playing ‘hand-ball’, as usual, laughing and joking around. He said he knew how to play and as such jumped in line to wait for his turn. When his turn came around and he happened to be playing against Joey. Joey served the ball and Duncan hit it back reasonably controlled, Joey hit back with a reasonably fancy shot and Duncan swung at the ball only to find it shooting off in the other direction. Laughter poured out from every direction, everyone pointing and laughing at Duncan simply because he didn’t know of the ‘spin ball’. After that, Duncan became quite shy and never came ‘out of his shell’.

Human beings do this, no particular age group more than another, no particular gender more than another. Colour of skin and religious beliefs don’t stop us either. For years as a child I thought adults knew it all. I’m sure everyone did. It isn’t until we get to become adults that most of us realise that we have less of an idea now than we did as children. Yet we still find time to look at another person and think negative thoughts about their actions, words, beliefs, colour, social status or disabilities. With the fore-thought of ‘Bettering for All’ instead of pointing at those less fortunate, you will find yourself offering your help, your time, your energy.

Comfort Zone

The moment our comfort zone is established and we are settled in to ‘not pushing the envelope’. Our learning experiences plummet. The human mind will start to close, and our perspective on reality narrows. The reason we don’t go beyond the comfort zone is a personal one, no two people will answer that the same. Similar words may come out, but the meaning behind those words will always be different.

"Life Begins at the end of your Comfort Zone"
Neale Donald Walshe CWG Book III

The moment we place our opinion on the ever changing, always evolving existence of human beings we are taking part in society, forever changing the way it evolves. It is up to each individual when making these decisions, not to think of the ‘self’, but more to think of ‘Better for All’. In an individuals life they make decisions every day that change the way they live. In a societies life, those decisions are on a much larger scale, they taker longer to understand, the negatives & positives affect many, and are considered and discussed.

If any one being in that discussion is basing their logic selfishly, the system will not work. To push issues and understand things deeper isn’t an easy experience in existence, especially when compared to sitting on a couch everyday watching the world change in front of you. However, pushing to understand your own place in this world, your own personal meaning, asking yourself each day to improve on who you were yesterday.

Everyone is looking for happiness, some simply choose strange places to look. If we keep this in mind, we understand that the guy yelling at us on the phone isn’t really yelling at ‘us’ as much as he’s yelling at his situation. He simply believes that yelling at you will give him relief. Everyone has gotten on the phone and given someone a good blasting, only to get off the phone and feel great.

Alternatively, we could take the phone call personally. Start to believe he IS yelling at ME as an individual. He rang up now because he wanted to yell at ME. Our emotions kick in and we start to deal with him in the way we deal with confrontation.

Defensive people, will yell back.
Those who run from confrontation, will hang up.
Those who shut down in confrontation, will sit there taking the abuse.

Shifting your thought process from ‘me’ to ‘all’ when receiving an ‘abusive’ phone call changes the way you handle the phone call. All of a sudden the problem is ‘yours’ and you want to help this person. Within moments they ‘feel’ you are on their side and this instantly has a calming effect on all parties. Experience is what creates habit from the lessons.

                                                                                                -- g.m.c --