A New Global Oneness Social-Ecological-Economic Theory

Sharing, Caring, and Helping a World in Need; Image by Freepik

I have been a student of political economy for awhile. For instance, I wrote these two papers while a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. You may be interested to read them: 

Approaches to Inequality: Political and Economic Boundaries in the Liberal and Marxist Traditions
Liberals and Marxists differ in their approaches to politics and economics. Liberals view economics as a natural…www.academia.edu

The Spirit of Capitalism: Under Siege
People in the United States are increasingly looking for fulfillment in life. The Millennial Generation in particular…www.academia.edu

There have been many insightful philosophers over the centuries. However, recently as I’ve been re-reading my articles, I noticed that they do not include the earth (ecological interests), and they also have a tilt towards self-interest rather than collective interest. 

We now live in a world where the 1–10% own most of the wealth. 

A UBS Global Wealth Report found that in 2023, the world’s richest 1% owned around 47.5% all the wealth. Meanwhile, adults with less than $10,000 make up nearly 40% of the world’s population and only hold less than 1% of the wealth. Quite a drastic difference.

Yet there is deep poverty, starvation, and unclean conditions in the developing world. 

Where is the United Nations (UN)? Where is the World Health Organization (WHO)? What are they doing to help? 

Could there be a partnership with The Giving Pledge (The Giving Pledge is a promise by the world’s wealthiest philanthropists to give the majority of their wealth to charitable causes in their lifetime or wills)? 

Could they unite their funds to help with:

• Starvation, nutrition, malnutrition, anemia — Could we create a yummy nutritional bar that includes all the essential nutrients a person would need for the day, with all the vitamins, amino acids, etc. that are essential? Do you have other ideas?

• Unclean markets causing COVID, and could cause other diseases, including STDs (AIDs/HIV) for everyone around the world — Could we create a hemp-based (biodegradable instead of plastic), solar-generated (carbon-neutral) product that refrigerates animal products so they do not create pathogenic disasters for the world? 

• Unclean bathrooms. I lived in Mali in the Peace Corps and they need sanitary compostable toilets. They get many diseases, like Giardia, due to unclean bathroom facilities.—I found this organization in South Africa that may be able to help — Eviro Loo — why not just give these out to the poor so we can prevent diseases for everyone?

• Toxic fertilizers and pesticides, and manure filled with hormones, steroids, and antibiotics that gets into the water, which then infects us all, since Water is One. Why did Tony Robbins, who was on a pescatarian diet almost die? Mercury poisoning due to agricultural runoff.— Let’s educate people about organic, sustainable, compassionate farming. Let’s educate people about how you can change to a vegan diet and be healthy. It’s about the proper nutritional guidance. My mother, for instance, eats a lot of red meat, but had anemia and took iron pills. I have been researching anemia in Peru, where it is stunting children and adult’s growth and educational development. You can read about a proper vegan diet here (and I am open to other suggestions, if you also have recommendations). 

It seems like this may be a good idea for everyone. We live in a world where all is One. This is a very serious situation. Acidity levels are increasing. Children in Pakistan cannot go to school because of pollution. All of these toxins and pollutants are affecting animal life and your lives too.

We are literally poisoning our own lives, these incredibly unique animals, and our precious earth, our home, that was created over millions of years. You can read more in my article below about the Circle of Life. 

An Illustration of The Effects of Toxic Pollutants on You and Your Family and Our Precious Planet
A diagram that may be helpful for your understandingmedium.com

Also, these philosophers, if you’ve studied The Tragedy of the Commons, bend towards self-interest. This would make sense in a world of scarcity. However, we now have the opportunity to live in a world of non-scarcity. We can distribute this massive wealth of the 1–10% and give to those who are in need. 

Then we would live in a world of non-scarcity, and we would not assume self-interest, but collective-interest. Global Oneness. 

This is also related to reparations. 

Europe colonized many countries, but left them with distorted situations. They changed their cultures. They changed their living conditions. They need a lot of help to be more cleanly and understand proper nutrition. For instance, I live in Peru. The market is filled with pathogens that could be similar to a COVID or STD experience for everyone.

This is also about our souls. What Europeans did to people for instance in Latin America and Africa was awful. It was genocide. They killed, they spread diseases that led to mass deaths. They did not care about the indigenous cultural traditions. This is in your karma, your soul. Distributing the wealth to those who were barbarically murdered, abused, and used, would help with the karmic situation in the world. 

Why has the world not taken preventative action against these problems? Do the UN and WHO need to be organized better? Do they need more resources? Why are children starving? 

You can read my article below on experiencing a pathogenic market first-hand. It is a dangerous situation in developing countries around the world. 

Experience a Pathogenic Market First-Hand
And learn about how we can use Prevention Methods to ensure another COVID-like disease does not spread around the worldmedium.com

So instead of self-interest, selfishness, and not sharing with each other, I recommend we change our consciousness to sharing, caring, and helping each other out.

We live in a World that is One.

Poverty and disease can affect everybody around the world. We have an opportunity to live in a world of Non-Scarcity, to be clean, non-anxious, and feel good that people are safe, happy, and healthy. This would also prevent war. 

So distributing the wealth of the 1–10% seems like a simple solution to this Global Crisis. Don’t you think? Feel? Sense the same? 

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Gratitude Meditation:

I offer my gratitude for the blessing of this earth I have been given. 

I offer my gratitude for the measure of safety I have been given.

I offer my gratitude for the measure of health I have been given.

I offer my gratitude for the family and friends I have been given.

I offer my gratitude for the community and environment I have been given. 

I offer my gratitude for the teachings and lessons I have been given.

I offer my gratitude for the personality and talents I have been given.

I offer my gratitude for the life I have been given.

If you have suggestions, insights, or questions, please email me at ashleyheacock@gmail.com

Written by

Ashley Heacock, Researcher, Writer, Mentor, Guide 
MIT Sloan School of Management, MBA
Harvard Kennedy School of Government, MPA
The George Washington University, BA Economics, BA International Affairs
Contact: ashleyheacock@gmail.com
Website: awakeningconsciousness.community