By David Korten | Website
Read the first part of the article here.
Learning to be Human If
the properly functioning human brain is wired for caring, cooperation,
and service, how do we account for the outrageous greed and violence
that threaten our collective survival? Here we encounter our
distinctive human capacity to suppress or facilitate the development of
the higher order function of the human brain essential to responsible
adult citizenship.[ Read More]
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By David Korten | Website
Read the first part of this article here.
Wired to Connect
Scientists
who use advanced imaging technology to study brain function report that
the human brain is wired to reward caring, cooperation, and service.
According to this research, merely thinking about another person
experiencing harm triggers the same reaction in our brain as when a
mother sees distress in her baby’s face. Conversely, the act of helping
another triggers the brain’s pleasure center and benefits our health by
boosting our immune system, reducing our heart rate, and preparing us
to approach and soothe. Positive emotions like compassion produce
similar benefits. By contrast, negative emotions suppress our immune
system, increase heart rate, and prepare us to fight or flee. [ Read More]
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By David Korten | Website
The story of purple America is part of a
yet larger human story. For all the cultural differences reflected in
our richly varied customs, languages, religions, and political
ideologies, psychologically healthy humans share a number of core
values and aspirations. Although we may differ in our idea of the
“how,” we want healthy, happy children, loving families, and a caring
community with a beautiful, healthy natural environment. We want a
world of cooperation, justice, and peace, and a say in the decisions
that affect our lives. The shared values of purple America manifest
this shared human dream. It is the true American dream undistorted by
corporate media, advertisers, and political demagogues—the dream we
must now actualize if there is to be a human future. [ Read More]
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By David Korten | Great Turning website
Read more posts in The World We Want series.
Wouldn’t it be nice if it turned out the
choices we must make together to survive together are the same choices
we must make to create the very world most of all the world’s people
want? If that were case, then we should be able to just get together
and make it happen. Wouldn’t that be cool? Maybe we should start a
conversation to find out what people truly want…[ Read More]
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