At the same MIT meeting on global systems where Henderson spoke,the Dalai Lama said, "We need to influence decision mak ers to pay attention to the issues that matter for humanity in the long run," like the environmental crisis and the inequity in income distribution-"not just their national interest."
"We have the capacity to think several centuries into the future," the Dalai Lama said, adding, "Start the task even if it will not be fulfilled within your lifetime. This generation has a responsibility to reshape the world. If we make an effort, it may be possible to achieve. Even if it seems hopeless now, never give up. Offer a posi tive vision, with enthusiasm ana joy, and an optimistic outlook."
A triple focus might help us become successful, but toward what end? We must ask ourselves: in the service of what exactly are we using whatever talents we may have? If our focus serves only our personal ends-self-interest, immediate reward, and our own small group-then in the long run all of us, as a species, are doomed.
The largest lens for our focus encompasses global systems; con siders the needs of everyone, including the powerless and poor; and peers far ahead in time. No matter what we are doing or what deci sion we are making, the Dalai Lama suggests these self-queries for checking our motivation:
Is it just for me, or for others?
For the benefit of the few, or the many? For now, or for the future?
At the same MIT meeting on global systems where Henderson spoke,the Dalai Lama said, "We need to influence decision mak ers to pay attention to the issues that matter for humanity in the long run," like the environmental crisis and the inequity in income distribution-"not just their national interest."
"We have the capacity to think several centuries into the future," the Dalai Lama said, adding, "Start the task even if it will not be fulfilled within your lifetime. This generation has a responsibility to reshape the world. If we make an effort, it may be possible to achieve. Even if it seems hopeless now, never give up. Offer a posi tive vision, with enthusiasm ana joy, and an optimistic outlook."
A triple focus might help us become successful, but toward what end? We must ask ourselves: in the service of what exactly are we using whatever talents we may have? If our focus serves only our personal ends-self-interest, immediate reward, and our own small group-then in the long run all of us, as a species, are doomed.
The largest lens for our focus encompasses global systems; con siders the needs of everyone, including the powerless and poor; and peers far ahead in time. No matter what we are doing or what deci sion we are making, the Dalai Lama suggests these self-queries for checking our motivation:
Is it just for me, or for others?
For the benefit of the few, or the many? For now, or for the future?
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