Fix the World
The world is falling apart. You can ignore it, and let the kids deal with the damage, or you can change the way you live and mitigate that damage. This show’s about changing: Take less, give more, and leave more alone. It’s simple. If you do it well, you’ll fix the world. If you don’t, you can do everything else and accomplish nothing. That’s my summary statement after 80 years of struggling to make meaning of life. I'm not paid to do this podcast, and I'm not selling anything. I just want a better life for my kids, and your kids, and their kids. If that's what you want, I can help you make it happen. Think critically about what you want. There's probably a big difference between what you think you want and what you really want. Fix the world by knowing this difference, and working for what you really want.
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Fix the World
Episode 2, What Do You Want?
At any given time, most moms are sick, scared, sad, hungry, poor, or all the above. Do you want to ignore them? Do you want your kids to ignore them? Do you want any kids to learn to ignore needy moms? That's what kids are learning in school, college, church, synagogue, etc. Care about work or worship that never translates into feeding the hungry. Pursuit of happiness is our inalienable right, but the only way to do that is to ignore the needy. But that's not how to empathize. Is personal happiness worth more than empathy? Is anything worth more than empathy? Empathy is all that makes us different - and better - than the animals. It's all that can make your life meaningful. Don't trade it for happiness. Don't trade it for anything. But we are trading it for junk, and that's what's wrong with the world. We're valuing junk more than empathy. Stop buying junk, and start buying what you really want: liberty, justice, health, and peace for all.