How Can We Prepare Both Individuals and Communities for Responding Effectively to Ecological, Political, and Economic Crises?

When the pioneers came to build a state here where I live, the State of Israel, they had to unite in order to survive. There was basically nothing here and enemies all around. So they established cooperative frameworks like kibbutzim, moshavim, associations, as well as the army and social systems. Through the power of connection, we grew stronger and succeeded in our mutual construction.

But then came the problems.

Within those same systems, each person began to think only their own interest, how to climb up by stepping on the heads of those around them. Narrow egoism took over, and Israeli society became more competitively destructive than other countries.

Today, evolution drives humanity as a whole to the recognition that there will apparently be no choice but to connect in order to survive. Why? It is because the world has become a single connected network, where every movement affects everyone, which means that we depend on one another, stuck together in the same boat.

Internally, however, no one feels connected to others. This contradiction between the world's integral evolutionary trend and the individual's divisive trend is the root of all problems and crises: ecologically, internationally, economically, socially, familiarly, and in relationships.

We are even in conflict with ourselves.

The eyes of the wise are in their head. So that we Israelis do not end up once again in life or death situations, it is worth stopping the race and taking time to think about what we really want out of life. What kind of atmosphere do we want to raise our children into? Also, how do we reach the goal we dream about?

From nature’s side, every person has a desire to live well. On the basic level, we need food, a home, family, and good health, everything necessary to live. Beyond that, there is also the desire for wealth, honor, control, knowledge, and more. The sum of all desires can also be defined as a general desire to receive pleasure and enjoyment, or in short, the desire to enjoy. The desire to enjoy drives us, and it is greatly influenced by the system of values in society.

Other than inherent traits, the determining factor as to what we want and think depends on the environment: the home, parents, education, friends, teachers, social networks, the media, and the content people consume. These means collectively shape us, providing us with a worldview from which we operate.

Until today, the perception was simple. We knew that if we had more power, money, and status, our sense of satisfaction and enjoyment would grow. This perception would become amplified by consumer culture, and sanctified status symbols. "Show everyone what you’re worth. You worked hard. This is yours."

That drive made competition increasingly ruthless until we started permitting anything at all to reach the top.

Are many people happy "up there"?

And if they are happy, how long are they happy for?

Either way, life compels us to upgrade, not the phone, the car, or the apartment, but the way we view ourselves, others, and our environment.

Ecologically, we live on a planet with limited resources, and we will be forced to reduce unnecessary industry to allow ourselves livable conditions. Economically, bubbles will grow until they burst, one after another, and computers and robots will eject most of the human population from the job market. Socio-economic gaps widen, fueling rage and hatred. And a distressed society taking to the streets is always a frightening picture.

Whatever angle we view the situation from, it becomes clear that tomorrow’s world can only be a connected one.

Adaptation to such a reality will first require developing an integral sensation, a sense that we live here together. Success depends on us all joining the mission: the media, social networks, media channels, education and culture systems, and so on. As the feeling of connection forms, relations throughout society will become complementary, and attitudes among people will become considerate. We will feel like we all share a mutual success, like in a warm and loving family, with mutuality, encouragement, and support.

On the basic level, we will design economic-social models that guarantee every person and family their essential needs. People will dedicate their time to the needs of the public, and all members of society will assume responsibility for their livelihood. At a more advanced level of personal satisfaction and self-fulfillment, people will find a new horizon of unlimited personal development precisely through their unique contribution to society.

Unlike today’s destructive competition, where even the winners find no real peace at the top, the upgraded form of competition will be about who gives their whole heart to society. Contribution to society will become the success metric in this upgraded human society, where the more a person contributes, the more society appreciates them.

There is no stronger motivation and no greater pleasure than society’s appreciation, because connection uplifts the soul and expands the spirit.

Based on "New Life" episode 49 with Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman. Written/edited by students of Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman.

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