There are fundamentally two kinds of people in our world: egoists and altruists. Egoists do everything out of a calculation for personal benefit, and need to see justifiable compensation, like more money or an improved social status, for any act…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
If everything is here for a reason, then what does the coronavirus teach us about?
The coronavirus came to teach us about how much we depend on each other, and thus, how we need to take more responsibility in our attitudes to each other. If we look at major events in world history, including the…
How will the coronavirus affect modern culture?
The coronavirus has reeled in a new time with many changes, and those changes will require a new form of culture as well. As the coronavirus period with its social distancing and stay-at-home orders made us reexamine what is essential…
What is human development?
Human development is the development of positive connections upon our innate differences and divisions. Prior to the existence of humans, connections formed on inanimate, vegetative and animate levels that paved the way for humans to develop and connect. For instance,…
How will the threat of the coronavirus have a major impact on the worldwide economy as it spreads across the globe?
The economy needs a major impact because it has been failing to provide for our needs. Instead, we have been providing for the economy’s “needs.” The coronavirus pandemic has illuminated the question about what is essential and nonessential in life.…
Why do people see the human ego is bad?
The human ego is seen as bad when it is overblown, causing people to exploit, manipulate and abuse each other in the name of pleasure. Due to the ego causing so much division and conflict in and between societies, many…
What did the world learn from the coronavirus pandemic?
The world is still learning from the coronavirus pandemic a hard lesson in how much we all depend on each other. It has shown us how much our health depends on other people maintaining personal hygiene and social distancing conditions.…
Has the new coronavirus infected any children?
As we start to reopen the economy, we see an anticipated intensification of the coronavirus unfolding—its infecting more and more children. In the United States, United Kingdom and Spain, children are getting infected and dying. As we continue the coronavirus…
What has the Coronavirus taught you in your life?
The coronavirus is teaching us all to recognize our global interdependence. Before the coronavirus, we were in a world of vicious egoistic competition, where the more we could exploit others, the more we could profit. Today, however, we all depend…
When Will the Coronavirus Go Away?
As scientists frantically search for a vaccine to cure the coronavirus, would a vaccine really heal us from this pandemic, or are we missing something here? I have written and spoken extensively about how, at a deeper level, the coronavirus emerged in order to…
Has the Coronavirus Impacted Small Business Owners Globally?
Many businesses will fail to make it through the coronavirus period because of people’s changing buying habits, and the subsequent loss of demand for many nonessential goods and services. The question then becomes, what should those business owners do in…
Are We Overreacting to the Coronavirus?
A tiny particle that our naked eye cannot see has infected and killed hundreds of thousands of people, and shaken the world’s socio-economic foundations. Are we overreacting to this virus, or is it the dawn of a new system of…