What makes it so difficult for us to agree with the results of the research on pro-social spending that was presented in the lesson?

Perhaps it’s difficult for us to agree with the results of the research on pro-social spending because of our natural desire to think only for what is in the best self interest for the individual and that a pro-social outlook requires a level of empathy that may not exist for any one individual.

Ik wil heel graag geven  wanneer ik kan,  daarom moet ik eerst genoeg materieel hebben om te delen,  maar vriendschap, geduld, verdraagzaamheid enz   kan ik delen zoveel ik kan,  Tegelijk wil ik niet dat er van mij wordt geprofiteerd. Daarom denk ik dat het maar kan in een goede  omgeving

It depends on the person. I won’t be happy to give my money to a thief for example. I will feel idiot

I agree fully as I always want to give however it generally is when I feel I have more than what I need

Well, I think that to agree with theese results, one has to have felt the joy of giving and/or have to have contemplated a great deal about what it is we call love. In other words, the results must somehow resonate with something inside of us, a part of us if you will, in order to recognize the truth of it.

And if you believe that the universe was a lucky coincidence and that we are nothing but atoms, then the results of the research is almost, if not completely, without consequence to ones perception of life. Even if it had an impact on, say a billionaire’s thought process, then he might begin to give away his wealth to try and gain some personal happiness, only to find that the happiness that stems from his efforts is as fleeting as every other corporeal pleasure.

So the bottom line, to me, must be that without a sense of “some greater purpose to life”, the results of the research can not penetrate through the ego and reach ones heart.

I think the main reason why it doesn’t work is: Egoism.

As an extension to egoism follows: Insufficient information (which also has its root in Egoism).

That egoism reigns almost completely unopposed stems from a lack of understanding. People still believe egoism will get them what they need and that it is necessary to be egoistic if you don’t want to be taken advantage of.

Research, and availability of information about the results of research, are so significant. The most important research information that is available, is Information about the Teachings of Kabbalah – which represents a problem in itself because the level of egoism and entitlement today is unprecedented and has a way of making people think they already know everything they need to know. So why look for spiritual information, or listen to people who encourage you to do so, if you already think you know what you need to know, and are too scared to deviate from this way of thinking… A way of thinking that is simple and doesn’t require you to present with any level of humility in order to learn something more, that is equally necessary?

Another thing that makes it difficult for us to agree with the results of research on pro-social spending is that we aren’t told about those results. We may sometimes be told that this or that pro-social spending has been decided to be carried out because experts find them valid, but we aren’t provided with much in terms of the reasons for their validity.

Governments of today do not trust that their populations can understand what the research is telling us, or of making informed decisions based on the information about these results that we might, and could, be given.

And so the mutual mistrust widens the gap between people throughout the spectrum, from the poorest to the most wealthy and powerful, and everybody resorts to ‘Me, Me, Me’ instead of ‘We, We, We’.