The FOUR BIG LIES that corrupt the world
Keeping us perpetually OUT OF BALANCE and preventing us from being our better selves
You are certainly not alone if you have wondered why corruption persists. It’s so pervasive. It’s mind boggling. It is never ending and there doesn’t appear to be a way to eradicate it entirely. Because of the flawed nature of humankind, I don’t expect it to go away entirely. But I do believe that it is within our wherewithal to keep it under our foot and we can live in a world without impending harm if we stopped believing the four big lies. Just as simple as that.
I’m sure you’re thinking it can’t be that simple. It’s simple in it’s truth but not simple in it’s execution. These four lies are baked into our institutions and organizational structures. People have profited tremendously from them. As such there is huge resistance to addressing our dark history and dark present. That resistance in and of itself is a symptom of these lies.
So what are the four big lies?
The notion of superiority and inferiority. Others are less than, unworthy, not deserving, etc.,
A sense of entitlement. This rightfully belongs to me and only me.
Zero-sum thinking. Progress for you means regression for me; if you live then I die, your gain is my loss, etc.
There is no moral responsibility, on an individual level, to make things better.
If those are the lies, then what is the truth?
No one is less than, unworthy or undeserving.
The sense of entitlement to power, wealth, property, jobs, influence, etc., all the things that put us at the top of the heap…no one is entitled to those things. We may desire them, and there is nothing wrong with having them or striving towards them, but again no one is entitled to them.
Zero sum thinking is a scarcity mindset. Scarcity is simply not the time we live in and hasn’t been for a long time. Even in times of recession, especially here in the US and advanced countries, there is abundance. That abundance should bring about an everybody wins mindset.
Bearing no moral responsibility to make things better is akin to that’s not my problem. What comes to mind is Am I my brother’s keeper? Think about the origin of that (Genesis 4), it was a snarky defensive comment because of guilt. But this is a collective problem that requires collective action to resolve. Everyone has a role to play in perfecting our union here in the United States and around the world.
There’s not much more to add. The truth is rather simple. The lies are what make life hard.
Onward to Harmonious Balance,
Johanna
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