Imagine for a Moment
An idea has been grounded in human thought and philosophy for many millennia. The message has been heard in song and speech, read in poetry, and seen in person or on a screen. Why, then, does a society with access to this message that is a foundation to their moral scale, a message that has been heard and seen and taught throughout history, refuse to practice its teachings? Imagine a time when children do not need to starve in order to feed the gluttonous. Imagine a time when the homeless do not need to live in squalor in order for the privileged to live luxuriously. Imagine a time when people can live free of the oppressive opinions of others. Imagine a time when the pursuit of information did not indebt someone to another for the remainder of their life. Imagine for a moment what this world might look like if we valued life, not for its worth but for its existence. Humans currently produce nearly two times as much food as the whole planet needs to survive [1] [2] , yet we have a ...