Cempaka Culture and Tourism: Character is key to making a nation great, scholars say

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Character is key to making a nation great, scholars say

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 05/06/2010 10:29 AM

Character-building is an important aspect of developing a nation, and is an area Indonesia needs to focus on in its education, politics and business sectors, an education seminar heard on Wednesday.

“Great countries build on the strength of character,” former environment minister Sarwono Kusumaatmaja said at the seminar organized by Outward Bound Indonesia.

Sarwono said absurdity was abound in nations of weaker character.

Several negative character traits undermined development in Indonesia, said Komaruddin Hidayat, a speaker from Jakarta’s State Islamic University.

“Envy is rife among Indonesians — they do not like to see other people happy,” he said, relating this to violence and fatal clashes.

The thoughts of German philosopher Immanuel Kant could benefit Indonesia, Komaruddin said, citing several examples.

“Freedom is a value that must be maintained,” he said.

“We also need to believe there is an afterlife,” he said.

Komaruddin said faith was important because it led to responsibility.

“If people do not believe there is life after death, they tend to think good deeds are not important.”

He also said values led to character building.

“There should be a moral code that everyone follows,” he said.

Willy Suwandi Dharma of Adira Insurance, who spoke on character building in business, said over the next five years character building would be important for Indonesia because of the global economic recovery and the large number of young working people here.

“The Indonesian economy will develop over the next five years. One of the reasons for this will be the recovery of global economy,” he said.

In the next few years Indonesia would see an increase in regional trade, including through the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area, Willy said.

In a world of tough global competition, the business sector in Indonesia also needed character, he said.

“We need to think about which direction we want our businesses to go.

“We must decide our business vision, mission, area of business, ethics and values,” he said.

Willy also recommended several values for good corporate governance.

“There should be transparency or disclosure to all stakeholders,” he said.

Other values included accountability, compliance with the law, regulations, community values, independence and fairness.

“Indonesia has a lot of homework to do without a correct political agenda,” said J. Kristiadi from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

“Power is thrilling and appealing,” he said.

“Without control, authority will not only monopolize power but also the truth,” he said.

Kristiadi said the strengthening of political dynasties and oligarchy had caused him great concern.

“This is not unique to the central government but also affects regional administrations,” he said.

The worrying state of Indonesia’s political character could only be mended through education programs targeting several areas including morale and character-building, political citizenship and nationalism, Kristiadi said.

“These three elements should be integrated into other education programs,” he added. (map)