[GMW #2582] Correct Over Consumption, Waste & Uneconomics

[GMW #2582] Correct Over Consumption, Waste & Uneconomics Monday 5 Nov 2012, Editor: Easy | RobertMuller.org | Contact | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Biography | World Core Curriculum | Store | NEW Facebook | Twitter | GMW Blogs: English | Portuguese | Spanish | Tagalog | Dutch | Idea Dream - Robert Muller's Ideas 1501 to 2000 ~ Idea 1579 ~ 6 November 1998 The United Nations must absolutely publish as many statistics on consumption as are now published on population and production. For example the total value of cosmetics consumed on this planet is equivalent to the total world expenditures on education. There is something wrong with that. Also, the teaching of international affairs in universities costs more than the total budgets of the UN and of its 32 specialized agencies. This is not normal either. Consumption, waste and uneconomics must become major new subjects of information, study and correction on this planet. Robert's The Miracle, Joy and Art of Living,   Volume II  Chapter 2  Of Happiness Happiness is like a ray of sun:  it dissolves somberness. * UN News Sources - UN Chronicle, United Nations News Service , UN Wire News Archive References: Earth Charter, Universal Declaration of Human Rights Rights of: Children, Women, Indigenous People To Be Written: Rights of Nature, Birds, Animals, Fish, etc. DailyGood The part can never be well unless the whole is well. - Plato - 9 Simple Steps to Improve Your Health "Ask a centenarian the secret ingredients to a long and healthy life and you aren't likely to hear "doctors, drugs, and fad diets." We all know that there's more to our overall well-being than treating symptoms or the occasional replacement of a part. The good news is that scientists in various fields are discovering ever more ways we can keep ourselves healthy without expensive medication and complicated workout regimens. Here are nine simple, scientifically proven-- and sometimes surprising--ways to empower yourself to make the right choices for your body and health." { read more } Be The Change Try implementing three or more of the steps from the above article in your own life. Books recommended by Robert are here. Subscribe to or unsubscribe from GoodMorningWorld.org

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[GMW #2581] Unchecked Colossal Waste Shows The Economic System Is Wrong

[GMW #2581] Unchecked Colossal Waste Shows The Economic System Is Wrong Friday 2 Nov 2012, Editor: Easy | RobertMuller.org | Contact | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Biography | World Core Curriculum | Store | NEW Facebook | Twitter | GMW Blogs: English | Portuguese | Spanish | Tagalog | Dutch | Idea Dream - Robert Muller's Ideas 1501 to 2000 ~ Idea 1578 ~ 5 November 1998 When I look at stores in the western countries and see the incredible variety of goods produced and displayed by a multiplicity of firms I'm sure that they cannot all be sold and will be returned or thrown away. This might be a phenomenon of such colossal magnitude unknown to the public that things must be very basically wrong with the so called western "economic" system. All this is at the expense of the Earth's resources and nature. If it continues unchecked it might mean sooner or later an economic catastrophe. Robert's The Miracle, Joy and Art of Living,   Volume II  Chapter 2  Of Happiness World happiness and harmony are impeded by the fact that so many firms are bent on producing consumer unhappiness and endless new desires in order to increase their business.  To induce a six percent increase in the national product of a rich, demographically stable country a six percent increase of unhappiness must be engineered.  Marketing and advertising are the main instruments. * UN News Sources - UN Chronicle, United Nations News Service , UN Wire News Archive References: Earth Charter, Universal Declaration of Human Rights Rights of: Children, Women, Indigenous People To Be Written: Rights of Nature, Birds, Animals, Fish, etc. WORD FOR THE DAY Eyes see only light, ears hear only sound, but a listening heart perceives meaning. -- David Steindl-Rast, A Listening Heart Books recommended by Robert are here. Subscribe to or unsubscribe from GoodMorningWorld.org

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[GMW #2580] Sustainable Consumption Is As Essential As Sustainable Development

[GMW #2580] Sustainable Consumption Is As Essential As Sustainable Development Thursday 1 Nov 2012, Editor: Easy | RobertMuller.org | Contact | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Biography | World Core Curriculum | Store | NEW Facebook | Twitter | GMW Blogs: English | Portuguese | Spanish | Tagalog | Dutch | Idea Dream - Robert Muller's Ideas 1501 to 2000 ~ Idea 1577 ~ 4 November 1998 We have accepted the concept of sustainable development. We must now also adopt the concept of sustainable consumption. This is very urgent. Robert's The Miracle, Joy and Art of Living,   Volume II  Chapter 2  Of Happiness In the 1970s I suggested to the Gallup organization to conduct a world public opinion survey on happiness.  They retained instead the concept of "Quality of life."  The results were that below a certain standard of life and when there are serious sicknesses in a family, there is no happiness.  Above a certain standard of life, people are on the whole satisfied with their quality of life.  Beyond a high standard, unhappiness reappears:  in the richest countries, the suicide rate increases, drug addiction and alcoholism proliferate, an increasing percentage of people do not find any meaning in life.  This is when the hour of spirituality, philanthropy and service to a better world strikes. * UN News Sources - UN Chronicle, United Nations News Service , UN Wire News Archive References: Earth Charter, Universal Declaration of Human Rights Rights of: Children, Women, Indigenous People To Be Written: Rights of Nature, Birds, Animals, Fish, etc. Daily Ray of Hope Photo by Fe Langdon. Location: Escondido, CA. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Books recommended by Robert are here. Subscribe to or unsubscribe from GoodMorningWorld.org

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[GMW #2579] Over Consumption and Over Production More Of A Problem Than Over Population

[GMW #2579] Over Consumption and Over Production More Of A Problem Than Over Population Wednesday 31 Oct 2012, Editor: Easy | RobertMuller.org | Contact | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Biography | World Core Curriculum | Store | NEW Facebook | Twitter | GMW Blogs: English | Portuguese | Spanish | Tagalog | Dutch | Idea Dream - Robert Muller's Ideas 1501 to 2000 ~ Idea 1576 ~ 3 November 1998 The problem of overproduction and overconsumption in the western countries is at least as preoccupying if not more than the problem of overpopulation in the poor countries. Why? Because western consumption habits are being ferociously marketed and advertised also in the poor countries by giant western corporations. If the consumption levels of the poor countries should ever reach those of the rich countries their total number of 4.7 billion people today, from the point of view of the Earth would have to be multiplied by thirty meaning 141 billion people on this planet! Multiply their future numbers of 6 to 7 billion by thirty and you will have a staggering figure! Multiply also their number by the average waste produced by an American during his lifetime (4,000 times his weight) and you will see that the world would be confronted with an unimaginable disaster. Robert's The Miracle, Joy and Art of Living,   Volume II  Chapter 2  Of Happiness "That person is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much; who has gained the respect of intelligent people and the love of children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who leaves the world better than they found it whether by a perfect poem or a rescued soul; who never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty or failed to express it; who looked for the best in others and gave the best they had" -- Robert Louis Stevenson * UN News Sources - UN Chronicle, United Nations News Service , UN Wire News Archive References: Earth Charter, Universal Declaration of Human Rights Rights of: Children, Women, Indigenous People To Be Written: Rights of Nature, Birds, Animals, Fish, etc. WORD FOR THE DAY When you listen generously to people they can hear the truth in themselves, often for the first time. --Rachel Naomi Remen Books recommended by Robert are here. Subscribe to or unsubscribe from GoodMorningWorld.org

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[GMW #2578] Full Business Freedom, Liberty, Can Be Unethical & Immoral Concepts

[GMW #2578] Full Business Freedom, Liberty, Can Be Unethical & Immoral Concepts Tuesday 30 Oct 2012, Editor: Easy | RobertMuller.org | Contact | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Biography | World Core Curriculum | Store | NEW Facebook | Twitter | GMW Blogs: English | Portuguese | Spanish | Tagalog | Dutch | Idea Dream - Robert Muller's Ideas 1501 to 2000 ~ Idea 1575 ~ 2 November 1998 Since the Earth and nature have become a major preoccupation of humanity, it is imperative to reconsider notions such as liberty which was correct in an earlier period but no longer is. For example, the concept of free enterprise and full business freedom can now lead to substantial destructions of the Earth, of its natural resources and elements on which we live. This should become a major subject for debate in the United Nations. What was a justified moral concept yesterday may be today unethical and immoral. Many other philosophical concepts must similarly be reviewed. Robert's The Miracle, Joy and Art of Living,   Volume II  Chapter 2  Of Happiness Happiness is a reward by nature, God and society for doing good, for serving, for loving, for having and raising good children, for leaving this Earth a little better than we found it. * UN News Sources - UN Chronicle, United Nations News Service , UN Wire News Archive References: Earth Charter, Universal Declaration of Human Rights Rights of: Children, Women, Indigenous People To Be Written: Rights of Nature, Birds, Animals, Fish, etc. Daily Ray of Hope Photo by Len and Debbie Flaherty. Location: Eastham, MA. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. -- Eleanor Roosevelt Books recommended by Robert are here. Subscribe to or unsubscribe from GoodMorningWorld.org

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[GMW #2577] Examine And Address All Aspects Of Globalization

[GMW #2577] Examine And Address All Aspects Of Globalization Monday 29 Oct 2012, Editor: Easy | RobertMuller.org | Contact | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Biography | World Core Curriculum | Store | NEW Facebook | Twitter | GMW Blogs: English | Portuguese | Spanish | Tagalog | Dutch | Idea Dream - Robert Muller's Ideas 1501 to 2000 ~ Idea 1574 ~ 1 November 1998 The phenomenon of globalization has such diverse, challenging and controversial aspects varying from group of countries to other groups, from country to country, from profession to profession, etc. that it should be placed on the agenda of the UN General Assembly for full debate and consideration. It is of immense importance for the social and political future of humanity. Robert's The Miracle, Joy and Art of Living,   Volume II  Chapter 2  Of Happiness At the United Nations one can almost never find the words happiness and love in speeches or in documents.  For more than forty years per capita income figures were published for all countries, only recently supplemented by a Human Development Index.  I hope that it will not take another forty years until at long last a Human Happiness Index is published. * UN News Sources - UN Chronicle, United Nations News Service , UN Wire News Archive References: Earth Charter, Universal Declaration of Human Rights Rights of: Children, Women, Indigenous People To Be Written: Rights of Nature, Birds, Animals, Fish, etc. Daily Ray of Hope Photo by Janet Tarbox. Location: Edgefield County, SC. We must realize that nature is revealed in the simplest meadow, wood lot, marsh, stream, or tidepool, as well as in the remote grandeur of our parks and wilderness areas. -- Ansel Adams Books recommended by Robert are here. Subscribe to or unsubscribe from GoodMorningWorld.org

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[GMW #2576] Art Expenditures Replace Military Expenditures

[GMW #2576] Art Expenditures Replace Military Expenditures Friday 26 Oct 2012, Editor: Easy | RobertMuller.org | Contact | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Biography | World Core Curriculum | Store | NEW Facebook | Twitter | GMW Blogs: English | Portuguese | Spanish | Tagalog | Dutch | Idea Dream - Robert Muller's Ideas 1501 to 2000 ~ Idea 1573 ~ 31 October 1998 When visiting Rome and its antique and art treasures the thought crossed my mind that the preservation, presentation and development of the world's art and antiquities would benefit enormously from a proper Earth government. Military expenditures should be eliminated in favor of art and antiquities expenditures. Robert's The Miracle, Joy and Art of Living,   Volume II  Chapter 2  Of Happiness Thousands of volumes of statistics are published every year around the world on innumerable subjects, but nowhere can one find information on the most important of all:  the happiness of the people.  Why is that? * UN News Sources - UN Chronicle, United Nations News Service , UN Wire News Archive References: Earth Charter, Universal Declaration of Human Rights Rights of: Children, Women, Indigenous People To Be Written: Rights of Nature, Birds, Animals, Fish, etc. WORD FOR THE DAY There are many fine things which you mean to do some day, under what you think will be more favorable circumstances. But the only time that is yours is the present. -Grenville Kleiser ---- A recent message: Dr. Muller, You probably don't remember me. You were on an international conference call we held at Rosary Catholic School (OKC) in 1993. Your book New Genesis changed my life. I committed my teaching career to global and peace education. I was blessed to have met you in 1992 in Dallas at a small gathering of educators. I also worked with Nina Myerhof for the 1995 UN World Summit of Children as well as other projects (including one at Costa Rica). Thank you so much for the tremendous difference you have made in the world. Blessings....Glenna Books recommended by Robert are here. Subscribe to or unsubscribe from GoodMorningWorld.org

The first 4000 Ideas & Dreams For A Better World The Idea Dreams    With An Index Idea Dreams by Volumes of 500 Idea Dreams Select Topic Index Idea Dreams listed by Topic Robert's Harmonic & Talk Ode To Joy Never Give Up (Audio Talk) Decide to - poems Decide To Index Decide To Poems Writing The Miracle, Joy &    Art of Living Robert's Golden Sayings Mt. Rasur Legend Our Dream 3000 Documents World Peace Plan 2005 Earth Peace Plan 2010 Proper Earth Government    2020 Paradise On Earth Plan 2050 Appeal To World Leaders World Citizenship Award 2002