What
would a world not driven by money look like?
Money
is a powerful driver in the modern world, and for the most part, we’ve elevated
it to the point of necessity. However, we do not need money to live healthy,
fulfilling lives on this planet. The current structure of society is reliant on
the constant trade of money; to get rid of money would mean a complete
restructuring of how we interact with society.
If
we could shift into the mentality of inner connected communities that exist
harmoniously around the world; then the need for money truly disappears.
1. Work Becomes Play
When
we’re all focusing on living off the earth, the idea of a ‘job’ ceases to
exist. We don’t need people waking up to clean up waste, do accounting or
govern cities. The people become the government and the work we do is in support
of each other and the planet.
Many
of the jobs at this level would be supportive – water supply, growing food,
maintaining, and literally building the structures of the new earth.
For
many people nowadays, career choices are all about the social ranking of what
they do and the potential for earning. Without these drivers, many people would
choose only to do their menial chores for society and focus their time on
family or other creative and learning pursuits.
2. People will do what they Love
Where
people do choose to go into fixed vocations, you’ll find that it is because
they love and are drawn to this work.
Without
the financial and social status drivers behind them, you’ll find healers drawn
to healing and medicine, teachers drawn to teaching and the spiritual placed
back into temples where they can uplift the community at large and contribute
meaningfully.
In
addition, we’ll more than likely see huge surges and advancements in these
fields, because the people operating here no longer have limitations like ‘does
the client want this’ or ‘can the client afford this’?
Take
away the financial limitations of each person and you have a medical field that
can pull out all the stops to save the lives of every person who needs help –
not just those that can afford it.
3. More time for family
The
endless treadmill that most of us are running on daily leaves us very little
time to enjoy the families we clothe and house.
When
survival is taken off the table as an issue, you’ll find that you have more
energy to spend with your family – more time to enjoy them in your life.
Likewise,
your working time contribution will be much more limited than what it would be
in a free economy, which will give you more time to spend on your family –
instead of all the time you dedicate to trying to make ends meet at the moment.
4. The majority of your stress disappears
How
much of your modern stress is made up of survival issues? How am I going to pay
the bills, buy food, pay rent, pay my creditors?
Take
away the survival issues and all you are left with is your health,
relationships, spirituality and how much you will grow and express yourself
creatively going forward.
How
much easier would your life be if you never had to worry about money, food, medication
or a roof over your head? How much happier would you and your family be?
How
many of the other stressors in your life are driven by the money/survival issue
as well? What other areas of your life would become easier?
5. Education becomes Real
Without
the mad scrabble for wealth and social standing – as well as securing your
future – we wouldn’t place half as much emphasis on education.
Education
becomes a shared experience with everyone of all ages. Incredible learning can
happen outside the classroom that only experience can teach.
When
everyone becomes a teacher, then everyone is a student of each other. Learning
doesn’t become impossible for them many who can’t afford to go to school. It is
a birth right for all of us.