http://blog.alumrise.com/what-matters-most-now-to-the-world-jobs-economy-health-wealth-security/ Minds Don't Stop Working Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:44:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://blog.alumrise.com/what-matters-most-now-to-the-world-jobs-economy-health-wealth-security/#comment-774 Aamina Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:09:19 +0000 http://blog.alumrise.com/?p=109#comment-774 Our belief systems encourage us to help each other. Right now, more than ever before, charity is going to help with the imbalance of this economy. We need to re-evaluate our "wants" from our "needs". It will take a while, but once our society starts to realize the real "needs", we will become more efficient. Out of this efficiency, will come disposable income, that can be used firstly in charity and secondly to invest in the future. Our future investments should ideally be creating jobs that are long-term and help the environment. These are not quick fixes and perhaps the most important policy right now would be to educate people about the environment, controlling their finances for "needs" and realizing that life is not short. Life can be very long, especially when you don't have a plan. Our belief systems encourage us to help each other. Right now, more than ever before, charity is going to help with the imbalance of this economy. We need to re-evaluate our “wants” from our “needs”. It will take a while, but once our society starts to realize the real “needs”, we will become more efficient. Out of this efficiency, will come disposable income, that can be used firstly in charity and secondly to invest in the future. Our future investments should ideally be creating jobs that are long-term and help the environment. These are not quick fixes and perhaps the most important policy right now would be to educate people about the environment, controlling their finances for “needs” and realizing that life is not short. Life can be very long, especially when you don’t have a plan.

]]> http://blog.alumrise.com/what-matters-most-now-to-the-world-jobs-economy-health-wealth-security/#comment-726 Nigar Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:22:03 +0000 http://blog.alumrise.com/?p=109#comment-726 While I will not claim to have an answer to these profound, urgent and soul searching issues , I do know right away that whatever solutions emerge [whether they are built on the ruins of the existing order or something new] they will be powered by strong communities that reach out to each other and look out for each other as much as they look out for themselves. More than never before, it will take a village. While we will most likely not see "common good" along the socialist/communist model, there will be a resurgence of community spirit, the kind that powered the people of Orangi in Karachi to improve their community back in the 90s. While I will not claim to have an answer to these profound, urgent and soul searching issues , I do know right away that whatever solutions emerge [whether they are built on the ruins of the existing order or something new] they will be powered by strong communities that reach out to each other and look out for each other as much as they look out for themselves. More than never before, it will take a village. While we will most likely not see “common good” along the socialist/communist model, there will be a resurgence of community spirit, the kind that powered the people of Orangi in Karachi to improve their community back in the 90s.

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