You possess a more evolved consciousness when you: 1) Live in ways that enable all other people to live as well, satisfying your needs without detracting from the chances of other people to satisfy theirs. 2) Live in ways that respect the right to live and to economic and cultural development of all people, wherever they live and whatever their ethnic origin, sex, citizenship, station in life, and belief system. 3) Live in ways that safeguard the intrinsic right to life and to an environment supportive of life for all things that live and grow on Earth. 4) Pursue happiness, freedom, and personal fulfilment in harmony with the integrity of nature and with consideration for the similar pursuits of others in society. 5) Require that your government relate to other nations and peoples peacefully and in a spirit of cooperation, recognizing the legitimate aspirations for a better life and a healthy environment of all the people in the human family. 6) Require business enterprises to accept responsibility for all their stakeholders as well as for the sustainability of their environment, demanding that they produce goods and offer services that satisfy legitimate demand without impairing nature and reducing the opportunities of smaller and less privileged entrants to compete in the marketplace. 7) Require public media to provide a constant stream of reliable information on basic trends and crucial processes to enable you and other citizen and consumers to reach informed decisions on issues that affect your and their life and well-being. 8) Make room in your life to help those less privileged than you to live a life of dignity, free from the struggles and humiliations of abject poverty. 9) Encourage young people and open-minded people of all ages to evolve the spirit that could empower them to make ethical decisions of their own on issues that decide their future and the future of their children. 10) Work with like-minded people to preserve or restore the essential balances of the environment, with attention to your neighbourhood, your country or region, and the whole of the biosphere. From “The Chaos Point – The World at a Crossroads” by Ervin Laszlo Synopsis Revered author and systems theorist Ervin Laszlo provides a concise, yet encompassing overview of the present world situation, showing where we are, and how we got here. Where we are, Laszlo tells us, is at a critical juncture in history, a 'decision-window' where we face both the danger of global collapse and the opportunity of worldwide renewal. According to Laszlo we have six to seven years to head off unsustainable trends that would lead to a 'tipping point' beyond which there is no turning back. After this tipping point we either evolve to a safer, more sustainable world, or the social, economic and ecological systems that frame our life break down. This is the Chaos Point, but this need not be the end of the world, only the end of a phase of the world beyond which a new world could dawn. In today's decision-window, we have a unique chance of creating that new world and this pioneering book tells us what healing and renewal means, and how each of us can help in achieving it. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chaos-Point-World-Crossroads/dp/074992716X/ Quote | 
