Core Problems
Of the many problems we are facing today, big or small, we may see most if not all sharing a common root: Desires for material resources. From personal dissatisfactions, to some family disputes, to many crimes and social struggles, to international cold or hot wars….
Could those, the excessive focuses on material possession, be the fundamental problems of today’s world?
You are invited to join the exploration for answers!
Below are my related posts on this substack. More is coming…
A Fundamental Need for the Well-being Society?
What holds us back the most for our society to advance toward the Well-being society?
Is It Worth It to Spend Your Lifetime Trying to Become Wealthy?
A study led by the late Dr. Ed Diener, world’s leading scholar of happiness for decades, compared the happiness levels of 100 of the wealthiest people in the US, and 100 ordinary people, each matching the former’s geographical region.
Is Modern Life a Good Life?
This is an exploration on the topic in the form of a short story. It is an attempt that might help serve this purpose better than a scholarly type of writing.
Were we happier when we lived simpler lives?
This is a question worthy of pondering: Were we happier then, when life was simpler, than now, when we have all the social advancement at our service?
Deal with a Planet "Wrecker" - Over-consumption
Our collective obsession with stuff, status, and consumption, that is, materialism, is a root driver of environmental problems, from carbon emissions to deforestation.
An Adorable Answer
Quora has a seemingly impossible question, an obviously happy lady gave an “adorable” answer.