Egocentric Mindset

When one is to examine where the world came from and where the world is going, a major aspect that one must consider is the state of mind of the inhabitants. Now that there is a proposed range of the state of minds in the people of this earth is it easy to identify what state of mind that seems to be present the most with the way humanity has treated nature. If one was to look at the most prominent force of influence on the environment it would be the people of power. These people yield the ability to have the most direct effect and invoke the biggest changes on the environment over the shortest amount of time. The people of power include people in political power, people at the head of the energy industries, as well as many industrial company heads. These people who control the major aspects of society really do have the greatest say because of the vast influence in major decisions with the way humanity is run. I talked about in class that there are plenty of patents out there that have sprung up only to be bought out and suppressed because the heads of power did not approve of them? Well then why? Why would there be a patent for a cure for AIDs, for example, that has not reached the public attention? (patent # 5676977). Why hasn’t there been extensive trial with this and public awareness? Well, it all comes down to the mindset of those people in power. Having an egocentric mindset is dangerous, just look at the results (ie. People in control are not looking out for the greater good). But really, are the people in power to blame? Its it because they choose an egocentrical mindset, they choose to live for self-improvement, they live for money, is it them we can blame? The answer is no. The people in power are able to do this because the masses turn a blind eye. People say that it would be wrong to question what your Government does and question what the ones in power are doing, no, it in not only the right thing to do, but it is a necessary as a citizen of the planet to ensure that what goes on is for the benefit of the whole. The whole not only include the entire human population (which they don’t even cover that) and the world. There are many forms of technology out there that remain untouched because of the people, the masses of the world being completely unaware of it. The masses are in there own little world, people are so easily distracted now-a-days with the various forms of media, life in general and the numerous crisis at hand. The time in which humanity lives is a critical one. Many of the decisions of people today will affect the future of our species as well as the countless others inhabiting our planet. The question is will people wake-up from there own world? Will people themselves become less egocentric in order to save ourselves from a nasty future? Time will tell…….