how can we get our great country, the U.S.A., to be a more loving place?

Question

We the citizens of the U.S.A. in the 20th century have instilled progress, and especially of materilistic and monetary value, and not of success of family strength. Is it perhaps our undoing as a leader of the 21st century that we have not set family as the foundation for a great america. It is very important that, with a majority of the citizens in urban areas, we can leave our house unlocked and trust our fellow citizens to look out for each other. It seems ten, twenty or thirty years ago trusting your neighbor was a standard, not the exception. If "family time" is not most important to us, then where does that leave us. The quality of our relationships will be the only thing that we leave behind when we die. All materialistic posessions and monetary valueables cannot come with us when we die. The love put into the hearts of the people and relationships we created when we are alive is all that will live on when we die.

Answer 1

I like the commercial that recently came out that shows someone do something nice for someone else (I think they pick a toy for a baby). It impresses the person that did it or someone that saw, and they do something nice for someone else. It follows the line of nice things done throughout the length of the commericial until it makes a full circle.

I think that is a good way to look at how to make the USA a more loving, family oriented place. We each have to live like it is and let others see us being loving to strangers and family alike. Most will ignore our example, but some will follow. And more will follow them, and more and more.

The way to change our country is one person at a time.

Oh, and of course vote for honest, upstanding political leaders that embody the values you want our country to exhibit.

Answer 2

To create Utopia, we should create Utopia within our minds and souls. In my opinion, the pride, prejudice, jealousy, fear, power and all the negative feelings that we have are killing us every hour. Instead we could rise to a higher plateu and try to be one with the nature, to be one with birds, trees, river, ocean, winds & GOD. We need to find our paths to the real wisdom the ultimate knowledge THE BUDDHA. Right from our birth till death we are involved and occupied in doing all the things for our future.. we only eat, sleep and breathe in for present. If we start fully working only in present and forget the past and future.. we would learn the art of non-doing coz everything is right here right now. Ultimate wisdom and higher consiousness are the leading paths for better present, hence all should put an effort in attaining that.

This is my personal opinion

Henry