It isn't hard to see that a lot of people, animals, and environment in general are being neglected in our world today. That's not to say that a lot of things haven't been improved over time as well. As I come from one of few wealthy nations, I can witness daily both extravagances of greed and injustice of poverty, although of course amount of poverty in my country is far less than in so-called third-world or developing countries. If we watch News (I try not to as it often effects my mood in a detrimental way) we can also see all kinds of issues relating to sustainability of our planet and its natural creatures that live in our interconnected space. However, we often seem to be separating ourselves from Nature that actually provides us with all elements we need to survive in present and in future.

There are differing opinions on how we as developed countries can help rest of humanity to move forward. Some more 'primitive' societies might argue that they don't need our help or want our type of modern lifestyle anyway. In Bhutan instead of GDP they have GDH or Gross Domestic Happiness. In thinking that happiness is more important than money maybe we really don't have too much to give or teach these people. Bhutan is a minority however and truth is that many countries could do with our support both in terms of finance and in sharing of skills and knowledge.

Many people don't seem to believe in giving to charities or non-profit organizations. I read recently in an Oxfam International article that of 22 rich countries who promised a mere 0.7% of their GDP, only five have come through with goods. It's also documented case that most of charity given in world is by individuals, and not rich ones like you'd think, a huge proportion of America's charity is given by people in lower income brackets. This may be because they can emphasize with marginalized as they too know what it is like to have little. It may also be case that they are also happier with what they have as opposed to often-obsessive consumer who always feels that they haven't got enough and need more material possessions.

Throughout all recorded history on our lovely little planet, Earth's human beings have been concerned with a few main ideals. One of these is idea of freedom. Freedom, what is it? What does it mean to you? To look at it simply and in context of communication, I'd say that it is right to express oneself within certain moral boundaries. Recently I have discovered that incredible tool of Internet is being infected by some of our imperfect human beliefs (a sign of perfect balance in Nature). Check out a website called 'Reporters Without Borders'. This site is dedicated to both freedom of speech for masses as well as to safety of people who are trying to share true unadulterated stories with wider community. In site's Internet section I came across a new article about MSN Spaces, blogging software from one of America's and world's biggest companies, Microsoft. Well, it seems that in China they have agreed to have words 'democracy' and 'Dalai Lama' completely rejected by system, therefore censoring every on-line journal in China using this software. Looking at Dalai Lama I don't get a feeling of hostile intent...