In accordance with the guides to improve happiness, all future happiness of all people depend on the state of the world (physical and emotional)...and doing good for others makes us happy. Without a world, it is not possible to pursue the understanding of it. Commandments 1,6,8,9
It is not enough to have a good rule, or set of principles, to live by. We need an understanding that our actions have consequences. With this understanding we can then make contextual decisions on how to treat others and our environment. Place yourself in each situation.
Even though we vary considerably in our skills and capabilities and in many cases it is appropriate for some to have more financial reward than others, we are all human and have equal fundamental value.
Despite the various promises made you some belief systems, we can be sure that we have this life. We may have another, but we don't know. The most parsimonious option therefore, is to maximise the positive aspects of your life for yourself and others.
Don't indoctrinate children. Instead encourage them to question, to evaluate, and to develop their own ideas. We are born with a wonder for the world and at some point some of us lose that. Is our responsibility to find that wonder again and to encourage our children to ask why?
We are all unique, but equals. Do not discriminate or oppress others because they are different than you. Let us focus on our similarities instead of the things that divide us.
Don’t take life too seriously: dance, laugh and enjoy every moment because this is the only life that you get. Do what makes you happy as long as it does not harm others. Never give up on the search for your calling. Be proactive on searching for your purpose in life.
The World is round and we don’t think that it is such an odd tough, but this was not always the case. We have a new and different intellectual frame of reference, we are able to understand these concepts better and it is our responsibility to build upon that knowledge.