COMMON GLOBAL VALUES

Through the consciousness of shared values, our differences lead to consensus.

We are all part of a larger human family, a worldwide community characterized by a glorious diversity of cultural traditions, societal structures and natural wonders. But this interdependence is only half-realized. Our global community, which has become so highly interconnected through economics and technology, must also be grounded in common global values and a world ethos. If spirituality, ethics and values do not provide guidance for our economic rules and institutions, we will continue to move blindly into the future. And without a firm foundation in common values, the process of globalization may very likely lead world society down the slippery slope to mass chaos and wanton destruction.