In the previous post I mentioned about institutions being pillars of our modern society. Institutions have been proliferating all through the evolution of mankind. The most ancient and still relevant one being Religion, others are – nations; their governing administration, educational institutions, banks, corporations, media and so on.
It is important to understand the significance of establishing institutions to mankind.
It is through these institutions that we have been able to make all the technological advances that has connected our lives and make us feel closer to one another! The educational institutions have established a repeatable means of preparing large number of people for specific job roles in various industries to further the technological growth. Nations and their governments are in a position to ensure social equity. Corporations have created a global employee base as well as market for their goods and services.
All these institutions have to be congratulated for a number of great achievements.
Probably inspired by nature; through honey bees and ants, the primary premise for an institution is to break the complexity and size barriers that are impossible to be scaled by one or even few individuals.
As we see in the case of honey bees or the ants their whole business of survival depends on every individual playing their assigned roles without compromise. This is true of the human institutions as well.
So the question is - if institutional behavior is successful in nature with other species and has been instrumental in the technological progress of mankind is there a reason for alarm?
The problem is not with the concept of institutions, but rather the way we humans have approached it :).
In nature with bees or ants the business of running the institution is collaborative and cooperative in nature. In contrast, the human institutions follow a command and control model. The powerful ones control the weak ones to further their own agendas of getting more powerful and gaining access to more of the consumable resources; natural or man-made.
Institutional goals almost always start with a noble purpose that of improving human living conditions. Owing to the human nature of its commanders the institution becomes a means for their own betterment rather than the larger whole. This coerces the weaklings to become ‘Cogs in the wheel’ doing mundane jobs to survive and strive to get to the next level; driven by a dream that one day they would get into the elite group of commanders.
Our lives are hypnotized and in total control of the various institutions and their commanders. Majority of us don’t even know that we don’t know that we don’t know there can be a life where we are free to pursue our passions and unique goals; a third degree ignorance.
It is time to wake up; start recognizing and realizing our passions and dreams. By doing so, we can fashion the betterment of mankind and this planet; fuelled by individual potentiality, sustained through collaborative and cooperative enterprise.
It is important to understand the significance of establishing institutions to mankind.
It is through these institutions that we have been able to make all the technological advances that has connected our lives and make us feel closer to one another! The educational institutions have established a repeatable means of preparing large number of people for specific job roles in various industries to further the technological growth. Nations and their governments are in a position to ensure social equity. Corporations have created a global employee base as well as market for their goods and services.
All these institutions have to be congratulated for a number of great achievements.
Probably inspired by nature; through honey bees and ants, the primary premise for an institution is to break the complexity and size barriers that are impossible to be scaled by one or even few individuals.
As we see in the case of honey bees or the ants their whole business of survival depends on every individual playing their assigned roles without compromise. This is true of the human institutions as well.
So the question is - if institutional behavior is successful in nature with other species and has been instrumental in the technological progress of mankind is there a reason for alarm?
The problem is not with the concept of institutions, but rather the way we humans have approached it :).
In nature with bees or ants the business of running the institution is collaborative and cooperative in nature. In contrast, the human institutions follow a command and control model. The powerful ones control the weak ones to further their own agendas of getting more powerful and gaining access to more of the consumable resources; natural or man-made.
Institutional goals almost always start with a noble purpose that of improving human living conditions. Owing to the human nature of its commanders the institution becomes a means for their own betterment rather than the larger whole. This coerces the weaklings to become ‘Cogs in the wheel’ doing mundane jobs to survive and strive to get to the next level; driven by a dream that one day they would get into the elite group of commanders.
Our lives are hypnotized and in total control of the various institutions and their commanders. Majority of us don’t even know that we don’t know that we don’t know there can be a life where we are free to pursue our passions and unique goals; a third degree ignorance.
It is time to wake up; start recognizing and realizing our passions and dreams. By doing so, we can fashion the betterment of mankind and this planet; fuelled by individual potentiality, sustained through collaborative and cooperative enterprise.
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