Very well said. I completely we need to start by pursuing inner peace and healthy relationships, or we will do more harm than good.
The question I am wrestling with is: what then? How do we engage with the world, and all its injustices, from that place of serenity and hope? I have some thoughts, but am curious whether the question even makes sense to you… E Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 19, 2025, at 12:35, Beaches & Nature fan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > I know I have written a lot lately, and I promise that this is the last thing > I write, for now. I think, it is a conclusion to all that I have written. As > with all my writings in this group, feel free to share them with anyone, even > outside this group, if you are interested to do so. > > Humanity is a tough beast. it is a beast full of deeply conditioned, > ingrained habits. Humanity has its sides of good, evil, greedy, corrupt, etc. > > Therefore, it is people that corrupt, not so much the systems. Whether > government, capitalism, or any other system, no system is ever perfect, > because the people in that system are imperfect. > > Therefore, Democracy, that beautiful word that some people are so in love > with, and that I just talked about in a previous email - even a Democracy > cannot possibly root out all corruption, and it can easily devolve into > tyranny, like it may be doing now. > > So where does that leave us? What is really the solution? Lycurgus, a > lawgiver in ancient Greece, once said, "Begin with your own family." Well > said. > > There is greater anxiety now than maybe ever before, for all kinds of > reasons, due to the times we are in. The reasons could be the division > between superior and inferior, decline in family structure, increase in > wealth gap, leading more people to feel like they are less, they are inferior > etc. and more. > > This anxiety is causing greater greed, and causing people to take rash > actions that they maybe wouldn't have, 20, 30, 40 years ago. > > Therefore, instead of depending on governments, systems and politicians > entirely, our own Inner Government is more important than anything external. > > We cannot depend too much on others, to be responsible for our own mental, > spiritual, and physical well being. It is us, who must therefore do this.. > > I am not saying don't depend on governments or capitalist systems, at all - > they do have benefits, they do help put food on the plate, etc They have good > and bad things. I am not trying to go to extremes here. > > But in the end, the greatest happiness comes from within. I firmly believe > that. Work on your own attitude, your own well being. Meditation is one way I > highly recommend. Studying a spiritual , religious or otherwise deep > philosophy that adds perspective to all the emotion in dealing with life, is > another way, which often can be integrated with meditation. These may or may > not work. But feel free to try them, if you want to. Also try to eat right > and exercise- diet and exercise really does affect our mood and attitude. > Very important. > > Your hobbies, your interests...focus on them, a lot more than on politics. > Again I am not trying to go extremes here. We should see what is going on > politically, from time to time. But understand that there are not too many > things on the outside that can automatically make us happier. WE...WE need to > cultivate this inner peace from within. > > Family friends, these are important too, to provide emotional support. But be > careful - make sure you spend less time with those who are negative, than > those who are more positive, uplifting, etc. > > So in the end, for each individual, one by one, our own Inner Government is > the most important. Through hobbies, interests, > spirituality/religion/meditation/philosophy, through family and friends for > emotional support (choose them wisely though) - these things are more > important than politics or outer government will ever be. > > I hope everyone has a great rest of the week. Be safe and in peace, everyone. > Best, > Vik > > > > > > > > > > > > -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/RadicalCentrism/3A72D4E9-B9F2-4894-9B9D-F6D92A9B4E94%40gmail.com.
