If we are here to simply satisfy some biological need to reproduce ourselves then the world has it right. I am the singular most important creature that exists and my every need, want and dream should be granted!
However, we exist as a collective. It is not possible for me to have all these things I value without other people to man the farms, the factories, the labs, and learn all the different trades that keep me alive. So it would seem to make sense that I value them too and not just me.
Each one of us has a purpose that relates not just to ourselves, but to the others around us and what may seem like the lowliest task is just as important in the grand scheme as the one who considers themself king. That kid who mops the floor at your local fast food joint is as valuable as the senator who refuses to eat there, because without a clean safe floor there will be more germs, more accidents, more problems. And those problems will create other problems down the line. Let your imagination soar here.
The tiniest vibration in the web may take a while to touch me, but eventually it will. It may only touch my great great grandchild, but would I knowingly put that child in peril? What I do, how I treat other people, the way I value all life, the way I value our earth, makes a difference. It makes a real difference!
The answer is simple. Be mindful. Be respectful. Be kind.
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