I am in ❤ with this idea!
We live in an age of constant contradiction. The world enjoys technologies of unimaginable sophistication; yet has at least one billion people without enough to eat each day. The world economy is propelled to soaring hew heights of productivity through ongoing technological and organizational advance; yet is it relentlessly destroying the natural environment in the process. Countries achieve great progress in economic development as conventionally measured; yet along the way succumb to new crises of obesity, smoking, diabetes, depression, and other ills of modern life.
These contradictions would not come as a shock to the great sages of humanity, including Aristotle and Buddah. The sages taught humanity, time and time, again, that material gain alone will not forfill our deepest needs, most importantly to promote the end of suffering, social justice, and the attainment of happiness. The challenge is real for all parts of the world.
Helliwell, J. F., Layard, R., & Sachs, J. (Eds.). (2012) World Happiness Report. New York: Earth Institute
I encourage you to read the reports for yourself. That's how I plan on spending my afternoon!
View the World Happiness Report of 2012 [PDF]: http://www.earth.columbia.edu/sitefiles/file/Sachs%20Writing/2012/World%20Happiness%20Report.pdf
View the World Happiness Report of 2013 [PDF]: http://unsdsn.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/WorldHappinessReport2013_online.pdf
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