Three Concepts which could Revolutionize the World!

For this missive you will need to put on your THINKING CAP. I am asking that you THINK about the words which I write and try to interpret what I mean by these WORDS. My sense is that there are THREE key concepts which could revolutionize the World for the better if interpreted correctly. These three concepts  are the following:

1. Time

2. Value

3. Money

Our educators and most of my friends at the club house (well educated American's) do not seem to comprehend the meaning of the above three concepts. For example, my friend (Karl) thinks that the PAST is a reality and this leads him to believe that man (you and I) evolved from monkeys. Yes, the theory of Macro Evolution (the idea of most of our educators) is that you and I are a species which transitioned from a prior species (say the monkey) to a human being (over vast periods of TIME). All this happened as I (we) think of TIME as a Past/Future reality. 

Thinking of TIME with a mindset of PAST/FUTURE (which most people have been educated to accept) is KEY to this theory of Macro Evolution (also called Darwin's theory of Evolution). For example: I think of a monkey as a species which can transition to a human being (over time). I do this in my 'imagination'. Can you think (in your 'imagination') that a monkey can transition...over time...into yourself (a human being)? I can provide you with pictures to help you THINK in these terms.

Yes, most people have been educated to think of TIME as a reality (a 'thing') which flows from PAST to the FUTURE. TIME, to many, is a 'thing' which exists. But is this VALID when I (we) think of reality in the NOW? When I think of TIME I think of a NOW experience. Personally, I experience TIME in the NOW and all my so-called PAST and FUTURE images are really a NOW experience. There is really NO PAST for me when I live my life. I live my life as a NOW experience. I live in the NOW always. My memories are NOW experiences within my 'imagination'.

If the NOW is reality (for me/you) then this idea of a PAST (or a FUTURE) is NOT a reality. My PAST is really nothing more than a NOW memory. My FUTURE is a NOW imagination. In reality, there is NO real PAST and/or FUTURE (which I experience). Life, for me, is lived continually in the NOW, NOW, NOW, NOW! I never experience a PAST and/or a FUTURE (accept as a NOW memory/imagination). This idea of Macro Evolution (which many have bought into) is really based upon the idea that I live within a PAST/FUTURE paradyme.  But do I? I say NEVER. I always live in the NOW! NOW is always my reality!

When I think in the NOW, I never experience any Macro Evolution. I see you as a person in the NOW, Me as a person in the NOW. We live as person's continually and I see no MONKEYS transitioning into humans in the NOW. Monkey's are always monkey's. Human's are always human's. We do not transition from a lower level form to a higher level form. This is a non-reality for those of us who live in the NOW. This idea of Macro Evolution is INVALID when I think in the NOW. For me, the NOW is reality (always)!

Now let's think of this concept called 'VALUE'. Our commerce is based on the idea that items/products have 'VALUE'. An apple has 'value'. A banana has 'value. A car has 'value'. A house has 'value. Everything that we exchange is 'assumed' to have VALUE. Value is assumed to be real and tangible for each person as they shop at the store. Prices are applied to products on the assumption that VALUE is real. But is it?

What is VALUE (in reality)? Our educators have taught us that VALUE is real and that PRICES are a reflection of VALUE. We shop and exchange with the idea that VALUE is real. But is it? What is VALUE (in reality). I would suggest that VALUE is part of my 'imagination'. It's part of my inner self (consciousness). Value is a concept of my 'imagination'. This concept has no outer existence. Look all around for this concept. I can not find it. I don't think you can either. Why? Could it be that this concept is imaginary?

The idea that VALUE is real is actually a myth within our THINKING. Our economic teachers have given us the idea that VALUE is real and tangible. Economics has taught that VALUE is part of our reality. I say this is nonsense! In reality, VALUE is 'imaginary' and 'subjective'. It has NO outer existence. We apply this concept within our MIND as if it exists in reality. But, in reality, this concept is 'imaginary' (a fantasy of the human mind). There is no such 'thing' as VALUE in our daily reality (which is real/tangible). 

We all live in the NOW and in the NOW we imagine VALUE when we shop and exchange products. We imagine VALUE when we buy a car, a house, or a boat. It's all a part of our 'imaginary' THINKING.. We could eliminate this concept with a mere rejection of its validity. We could change all commerce if we eliminated this concept from our economic THINKING. Nothing (no products) has any intrinsic VALUE. In reality, VALUE was 'invented' due to 'scarcity' which is now a non-reality within our automated (robotic) production markets. There is no need for 'scarcity' in commerce (going forward).

The third concept which we need to understand is called MONEY. What is money (in reality)? Is this an 'invented' concept of our imagination? I think so! Money does not exist as a 'thing' within NATURE. There is no MONEY within our greater planet or our greater universe. Money is merely an IDEA (which we invented) for commerce. It evolved from the marketplace as people viewed it as relevant for exchange of products. Politicians, then adopted this concept to grow their RULE and AUTHORITY over the marketplace.

Money was a TOOL which we 'invented' from our imagination. Look all around yourself to discover that MONEY is nowhere and it has no existence (accept as a TOOL within our imaginary MIND). Man invented this concept (idea) and then we all accepted it as real and tangible. We looked at a paper note (or a coin) and viewed it as MONEY. Our educators and our politicians taught us to accept this concept as REAL. In reality, MONEY is nothing but a 'name', 'number', and a 'symbol' within our IMAGINATION. Money has NO existence in real-time!

Today's MONEY is digital. This means that it is virtual. This means that it is INNER. There is no outer reality to this concept. Look all around yourself. Where is your digital/virtual dollar? Can you find it? It's discovered as a 'unit' of the human MIND. It is actually 'invented' and therefore it is IMAGINARY. We could eliminate this diabolic concept with a mere political decision. We could then advance our commerce with a BETTER idea (the Smart Phone App).

Yes, today we could distribute all our our products via APPS. APPS could be used to buy and sell (any/all products). We could allocate and distribute our automated robotic products to consumers with the means of a Smart Phone App. In reality, all resources could be controlled by a collective authority who would allow distribution via Smart Phone Apps. Under KINGDOM ECONOMICS, this could happen and everyone would be happy, prosperous, and content.  A NEW society could be developed so that EVERYONE is wealthy and prosperous. All could happen IF we understood the above three concepts!

Yes, we could have a NEW World of commerce if we understood reality as described above. In reality, TIME is a Now experience. VALUE is an invented imagination (no longer needed). And MONEY is also an invented concept (no longer needed). A new world of commerce could EMERGE if we were educated on these THREE concepts. THINK on these ideas as our WORLD could advance to a new level if we all understood the REAL meaning of these concepts. 

Have a great day! We need to THINK differently if we desire meaningful CHANGE going forward! I am: Donald B. Swenson, Economist/Philosopher, donaldswenson.blogspot.com.