Change is the Only Constant

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Muli Bwanji boNGO fans and supporters!

As we all can see, the world is changing faster than ever and
humanity's past mistakes are apparently catching up with us. Only in
times of crisis, such as the current one of global finance, do the
world's wealthiest realize that we are working with a very broken
system. No longer can one ask the question: what is best for me? To
answer this question, we must first ask what is best for everyone, and
the answer holds our personal salvation as well as that of our planet,
in addition to humanity's survival.

This is in strong contrast to the trends our lives are pursuing--
towards a society of independant individuals. We must admit, however,
that our fates as individuals are wholly dependant on the survival of
collective humanity, and that of the planet.

As we have realized in the past decade, there are many negative
effects on 'developing' cultures from the aid they receive, resulting
in a growing gap between the global development extremes: the rich
still get richer as the poor get poorer. We have always known at boNGO
that education is the key element to positive cultural change, and
that the rich have as much, if not more, knowledge to learn from the
poor as they have to offer them. I honestly believe that rural
Malawians are better prepared for a sustainable future than most
urbanites around the world. They are at least much better prepared to
feed themselves!

We are in an age of technology where the minds of humans are connected
across the planet. Social and professional networking websites allow
humanity as a whole to align a common vision to answer our penultimate
questions. The biggest challenge to creating this vision is allowing
the 'poor and undeveloped' cultures of the world access to the
discussion. As technology expands ever rapidly it is an inevitability
that the global population will be connected via the internet, without
exception.

I look forward to the day when we have a true global democracy, and on
that note if you ever have the opportunity to vote please please
please share in the decisions that affect you, me, and all of
humanity!

Peace, love, hope, truth, and happiness for all of us,

David Leflar
Managing Director
boNGO Worldwide