Importance Of A Better World

What would be a better world and why?
A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding. --Douglas MacArthur. In today’s world, rapidly improving technology allows for increasingly more innovations and products that aim to create a better world. However, no one has been able to objectively define what a better world is. As Mahatma Gandhi has aptly described “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.” Once our basic needs are satisfied, we have different desires and this has led to the fact that none of us can agree on what is a better world. I believe that a better world is a world where everyone’s basic need are met and are free from suffering, social equality and cohesion is established and

This involves fully integrated and cohesive societies where people have increased knowledge of others and their culture and interact without prejudice, biases and discrimination and thus having equal rights. To quote Jim White, co-author of A Better World, “The dynamics for a creating A Better World include developing trust by treating all people with respect, and by creating an inclusive environment that acknowledges differences.” Especially in the twenty first century, it does seem that having an inclusive society is increasingly important. While we may be more tolerant, we have become less accepting of people who are different from us, and in some cases, the lack of understanding induces fear. This has led to the situation where African Americans were being killed by police at more than twice the rate of those who are from Caucasian ancestry and Hispanic or Latino people. African-Americans killed by police were also significantly more likely to have been unarmed. While 31.6% of African American killed were found to be carrying no weapon, which was true for only 16.5% of white people. The inherent bias prevents people from making the right decisions and harms those who are viewed negatively. An inclusive society without discrimination would allow for better interactions between people of different background and values and we would better learn from each other. Once people can understand and accept their inherent differences in race, gender, and physical ability, it changes their beliefs and perceived social norms. Having social equality would ensure that all people have the same rights and access to social goods and services. The unsustainable lifestyle of the wealthy few is storing up catastrophic climate change. Sharing these resources and encouraging people to live together. This would then prevent racial riots and reserving resources in favor of those who are viewed as superior. Without tensions