I picked up this book “Creating a World Without Poverty” by Dr. Mohammah Yunus from the CSIM library.
Dr. Yunus is the founder of the “Grameen Bank” in Bangladesh. He has been an inspiration to me right from the time I heard about him.
This book is totally brilliant. Go pick a copy. I guarantee you will not regret.
This is not a “review” of the book. Instead it is a task Dr. Yunus asks each one of us to do.
He says: “Take a paper and make a wishlist of the world you wish to live in 2050 and stick that paper to the wall in your room“. I did just that. And then I thought why not share my wishlist on my blog. That way the “message” will reach many more people.
So here’s my wishlist. Be as “imaginative” and “fanciful” as possible. I have borrowed some of my points from Dr. Yunus’ wishlist.
1. A world where there is no poverty. No beggars on the roads, no street children, no poor people anywhere in the whole world.
2. A world with no terrorism,no nuclear weapons,no wars,no conflicts,no misunderstandings, no violence. All countries and everyone co-exists in peace and friendship. Every person is caring, enriching themselves and others.
3. No boundaries among countries or continents. We all are “one” Earth. We live in diversity appreciating each others cultures, languages, food habits etc.
4. No traffic jams on the roads, pollution free environment, use of renewable sources of energy like Sun, Wind. Every person is “socially responsible” not to waste resources, no cutting of trees, a clean, rich, full of life and luscious Earth with the effects of global warming reduced. No more extinction of species due to the irresponsible behaviour of human beings.
5. No more incurable diseases like AIDS etc. High quality health care that is affordable and accessible to every person on the Earth. No more external diseases. Cure for all diseases
6. Global Education System where “education” is a fun and enriching experience to every child. Every child is educated and given scope to grow to their fullest potential.
7. Shelter for everyone. No person should go without a roof.
8. Pure drinking water accessible to everyone. Every person knows about water harvesting techniques and uses water efficiently.
9. Good sanitation facilities for everyone. Hygienic conditions to prevail everywhere
10. Global economy ensures the equal distribution of wealth. No gaps between the rich and the poor.
11. No discrimination based on caste, religion, color, nation, language, gender etc. Every person lives a “dignified” life.
12. Every country should have an efficient “disaster recovery management” system in place to deal with natural disasters like earth quakes, floods, tsunami etc. All countries should co-operate with each other to recover as fast as possible with least pain and suffering for the victims and their families
13. No more corruption among people in the government or anywhere else. Transparency in transactions, governments, people etc.
What is your wishlist? I would love to read each of your wishlist for 2050. Probably this will be a “common thread” that will bind all our futures on this Earth?
9 Comments
May 3, 2009 at 4:02 am
Wow.. that will make a fantastic place to live. I should take any one vision close to my heart and work towards it. Why dont you consider for an administrative job with government (Civil Services).
May 3, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Hi, good post. I have been wondering about this topic,so thanks for posting. I will definitely be coming back to your blog.
May 4, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Hi, interesting post. I have been thinking about this issue,so thanks for writing. I’ll certainly be coming back to your posts.
May 6, 2009 at 7:15 pm
@Deepak:
Yes, totally. That would be a “rocking & cool” Earth to live in.
Exactly, that is the next step. Dr. Yunus asks us to take each “vision” and make it into an action plan to implement it. I will post soon on the same.
May 6, 2009 at 7:16 pm
@Deepak:
Civil Services needs lot of dedication and focus. I don’t think I am ready for that kind of rigorousness :->
May 6, 2009 at 7:17 pm
@HILTPITD:
Glad you liked my post.
May 7, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Wow! Excellent list. Even if we accomplish the first one, i will be extremely happy.
May 11, 2009 at 11:59 am
Copy Right those points before some politician flicks it from your blog.
I think one word fits it all “To live in ‘UTOPIA’”
I’m sorry for being pessimistic, None of them is achievable at least not at macro level.
May 15, 2009 at 6:08 pm
@Sukumar:
Ya, I totally agree. Just having a beggar free world would be soo good.
@just08in:
Haha..I would be happy if some politician flicks one of these points and actually “implements it”. So I want this wishlist to be open-source so that anybody can work on it
Ok, as for things being achievable or not, we cannot judge about the future. We can take action in the present to start off in the direction of the wishlist. The next thing I want to do is to make an action list of things to be done. Lets see how my action plan works out.