There are inalienable rights for every individual
born into this universe. These rights should
be provided free for everyone. They are:
Minimum physiological and safety needs,
health, education and justice. Every
being in the universe has to have these without
question. If any person does not, or people do
not, have these, there is definitely something wrong
with the system they are living under!
Minimum Physiological and
Safety Needs:
By minimum physiological and safety needs we mean
the accepted minimum in any given time, in any
society. However, it should never be less than
what is needed to sustain a person's physical
well-being (for more information on what are the
minimum physiological and safety needs, search our
website: www.maitreya.org).
Access to the minimum physiological and safety
needs is the most fundamental right of every human.
Some people say that there are not enough resources
on earth to accomplish this. However, as
Gandhi said: There is enough for everyones need,
but not for everyones greed. If even one
person is starving, no one should have more than the
minimum until all have the minimum, and only then
may some have more!
Besides, if humans reach to outer space, there
are infinite resources there; reach them and we will
have not only enough for everyone to have the
minimum, but for everyone to be prosperous!
In reality it is the responsibility of each
community (preferably Communities of Light)
to see that all members have been provided for.
If a community is not able to meet this
responsibility, the government should help the
community to meet this responsibility instead of
trying to help individuals in need directly!
Helping individuals directly might lead to misuse
and abuse of the good intentions of the bureaucratic
government. However, in the communities people
know who needs the help most and so those who
already have their physiological and safety needs
taken care of cannot abuse the societys good
intentions. In the community people are
encouraged to participate in making the community
prosperous. Those who can help but do not do
so because they are lazy and/or want to misuse the
resources of the community for their own selfish
desires will be discouraged from doing so.
Even helping people to have the
minimum should be temporary.
They should be encouraged to stand on their feet as
soon as possible (unless they are disabled and
cannot participate in societys advancements).
Health:
When the minimum physiological and safety needs
are provided using good, wholesome (FOLKS*) food,
accompanied by following the
Prerequisites Of Spiritual Life, disease will be
minimized and humans will be much healthier than they are now.
If you add to this: Better hygiene and
advancement in wholesome medicine (discovered in
nature, and where human health is considered in
"whole", not only cures for specific diseases), then the need for health
care providers will be minimized. Therefore,
the expenses to support the remainder of such
institutions will be affordable.
The aim is to create a healthy
environment where people will not need health
care as much. However, if it is ever needed, they
will be provided with the best care with minimum expense on
their part (or better, provided free to everyone,
unless they are neglecting their own health -
following unhealthy lifestyles).
Education:
The base of true education is the ability to find
the information you need and learn from it.
This has become much easier since the Internet has
been provided to humanity. So in a sense
everyone can now educate themselves by finding the
information they need. However, being with
people who know how to guide us to systematically
learn a subject (teachers) is still very helpful.
They have gone through the path to know the topics
that we are trying to master, and so they will make
it easier for us by helping us to follow their
footsteps.
However, in the ultimate stage of our education
we have to master the art of finding, learning, and
organizing the information we need, and so become
teachers ourselves.
Anyone who wants to educate themselves should be
provided the opportunity free of charge. This
should be(come) one of the fundamental rights of
humans. No one should be denied this because
of the lack of money. As long as a person has
the desire to learn, they should be allowed to do so
free of charge.
However, some people might abuse this offer and
become a habitual student to escape participating in
social progress. These people should be
recognized and isolated. They should be discouraged
from taking advantage of social generosity.
Indeed any social handout (free) should have this
precaution built in to identify and isolate the misusers!
Justice:
We have to create a just world. No one
should be denied justice because of the lack of
resources or money. Justice, or winning a
case, should not be reserved for the elite alone.
This is another fundamental right of every human.
Therefore we have to create a system that makes this
free for everyone and where the process is fast
(quick result/verdict). We should not practice
law. We should practice justice. If a
law is not just then it has to be discarded and/or
changed to a just one.
Having an elaborate judicial system with
complicated laws, based on a monopoly by a few, will
not bring justice. Even a little child knows
what is just and what is not. Everyone can
feel when they are discriminated against. Even
when a monkey is treated unfairly, she becomes
very angry. So even animals know
injustice. Realizing that a situation is
unjust is not that complicated, especially for those
who are impartial and have no guilty conscience (are
innocent) - the True Leaders/Judges.
That is why small courts (like Shura** in Islam)
with just judges (usually chosen from the community)
are enough to settle small claims. In cases where
more educated and sophisticated judges are needed,
we should have regional, national, and international
courts. Even in these higher courts the aim should
be justice, not practicing law (technicalities).
These four fundamental rights should be provided
to everyone freely. Humanity should demand these
rights to be a part of their society. Until these
rights are provided, the True Peace and Unity will
be impossible. As long as some people feel they are
discriminated against and are treated unjustly,
peace will not come!
However, when such a system is established, the
past discretions and injustice, if possible, should
be forgiven and forgotten, so humanity can start
afresh. Otherwise the past discretions might again
tear apart the fabric of the society.
Let us Heal this earth and start anew. Let us
forgive and forget so we can be Healed! Let us start
the Kingdom Of God on Earth.
* FOLKS = Fresh, Organic, Local,
Kosher-ish/Halal-ish (includes some exceptions), Seasonal (in season). [back
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** Shura = Consultation, where chosen (emerged)
leaders and judges consider a case or decide about a
matter by consulting with one another and experts
and using the Laws of Spirit (God) to come to a Just
and Effective decision. [back to
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