If you Ran your own Small Country, what would be rule # 1?
Found this mind teasing image and wanted to ask my friends, what would your rule be?
I don’t think I would have any rules 😉 but that thought is subject to change.
Have a Fun Friday, friends.
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If I ran my own small country, Garfield would be the mascot, meritocracy prevails, equal opportunity and anti ageism would be our tenets.
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That is so clever. Thank you, GH.
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Most welcome and thanks for letting me participate🤗
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This is such a great prompt. AT first it is simple, but the more you think about it the more complex it becomes. I personally do not like government but I think that above all others to do no harm to others would be the only real rule/ law. It would all come back to do not harm others.
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This is exactly what I was thinking! I fully believe people should be free to do as they please, but I can only imagine how beautiful a land filled with kindness would be.
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Terri, I love your rule, so fair. Thank you so much for your input
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What a great question, and not so easy to answer! At a minimum, I would have to say that Rule #1 must be that it be as beautiful as so many of the photos on your blog, so that everyone living there could enjoy the beauty! 🙂 ❤ After that, I would want to ensure that there is equity and respect for others (or as Terri Fortner, above, said so perfectly "do no harm to others"!). 🙂 ❤
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Oh my, Anita. Love your comment and I am so grateful. I will do more photos then, LOL. No harm to others make sense, we should make it into law right away- No harm verbally,mentally or physically,
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Rule #1: Justice for all
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Sounds Perfect, Peter.
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#1 Teaching as many of the world’s major religions as possible would be mandatory in all schools.
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Thank you Ark for your thoughts. My kids have mandatory religion course in their high school. I guess its not like that in other schools. In fact, my son would come home this Summer and argue the cons and pros of each religion.
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That’s fascinating! First time I have ever heard of such a program.
Would you be willing to elaborate a little more?
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Yes, of course. Can’t graduate high school until one takes religion course and philosophy the next year. Also, they are offered for extra payment to get them out of the way during Summer. Son pestered us to get it off his plate and finally succeeded. He is a history fanatic and loved the course. What was interesting that his PH.D. history professor told kids that “spiritual people” (aka-me) are really religious. So the son was pounding that into me that I must be religious, after all… so they studied, Hindu, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism…
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#1: Respect and preserve nature and your environment. ☺🐝🌿
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#1 Treat women with dignity, because I want my small country to be the best country for women.
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That wouldn’t be easy 😕
I don’t think I’d like that
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I agree. 😳
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Its not for everyone, B.
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Drink as much coffee as you like! 😉Seriously, though, I can’t think of anything at the moment.
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Hmmmm …..That’s a good question. i would say R-E-S-P-E-C-T would be expected from all, whether or not you agree or disagree; all people, all animals and all nature.
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Love it, Jeanne. Isn’t it easier to be respectful and kind then angry all the time?
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Most definitely!!!! 🙂
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I would give the same rules to everyone, rich and poor, unlike now, there are rules for the rich and totally different rules for the rest. For me there is not 1 country that can say it is democratic, not one !!
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That would be wonderful, thank you so much, Gwen.
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Countries, flags, and autocrats divide the world and cause havoc. I wouldn’t run a small or large country. 🙂
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We should just abolish the idea of countries altogether!
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This is so thought-provoking! Thank you. #1 rule- Christy does not lead a small country. PERIOD. 😳 Comments above were great… yes… teach religion in schools, peace to others and stop all violence IMMEDIATELY, and respect the world we live in.
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Ha, Christy -you will be in charge of the largest country, then. Love all your thoughts.
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😂😆NO!!!!!!
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I would ask that everyone respect each other’s opinions, and there would be a lot less violence.
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Rule number one….
There are no rules.
Suggestion number one…
Love everything and use love to assess any situation.
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Love it – we are so alike 😉
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength.
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The Golden Rule: do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.
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Difficult one as there would have to be some form of organisation. Love God and learn to integrate into the environment in listening and understanding our bird, animal and plant families. Definitely no religions. Though I do respect other’s beliefs.
Luda why no rules? Would there be chaos?
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Bc it seems that any time there are rules , human nature tends to break them:) love you idea understanding our animal and plant kingdom – there a must – we can learn so much from them – love and blessings, Nanette 🌸☀️💚☀️🌸
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True Luda, and you would not know if they were breaking the rules. Unless you could read everyone’s mind. Difficult job. Just give me a small island to live there by myself.
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Hahaha! So get you, Nanette ! Would join you for most of the time 😉
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Hahaha people
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😆☀️🌿🤗🌿☀️😆
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I think rules tend to be put in place as a form of control.
I think respect for one another and a desire to work together for the common goal tends to disintegrate. In workplaces where the bosses force strict rules, the turnover can be very high. When workplaces focus on the healthy wellbeing of their workforce and provide opportunities for social interaction, teamwork, recognising worker ideas and benefits that provide good living, the workers become loyal and vibrant in their work.
A country / world needs to be built on the idea that we are all involved in the process of making our living environment a place of contentment for all life forms.
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Your thoughts and ideas are beautiful, Colette✨💚✨ thank you so so much for your elaborate input ☀️🤗☀️
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I agree, and the rules would have to be put in place to hold this together to deal with lazy people.
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In that sort of system, lazy people would not receive very many benefits. If rules worked for lazy people, then we wouldn’t have any now, but I think we do. Rules are hard, unbendable and in actual fact can serve to block some kinds of justice. People have an uncanny knack for getting around rules. If we had a more communal type of system, people would participate as much or as little as they want to benefit from mutual work and resources… A sort of point system if you like. It would be a form of capitalism (you and your immediate family get what you work for), without the overriding dictation of ‘owners’ taking the profits. They would be distributed based on merit within whatever system of production they choose. Of course that is simplified and it would take a think tank to devise a workable, symbiotic system. And taxes would still happen in some form to provide education, health, transportation and social welfare for the disadvantaged and the elderly. But we could do all of that in local administration. Without a national government overriding body, we would not see taxes wasted on needless burocracy, war, etc. We can focus on local issues for local people world wide. Free trading between localities would occur with local set prices… And they would be the same for everyone without penalty. Shipping charges would depend solely on distance.
I could go on and on, but of course their will be holes in my opinion. I think the basic idea is worth consideration. After all, the present system is not fair to everyone.
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Wow, Collette you really have put some excellent thought into this. I like your ideas. It would work too. We need people like you in the world who can organise, design and create. My thoughts were just off the spare of the moment.
You may have holes in your thoughts but I am sure there will be someone who is like minded who can bridge or fill the gaps.
Bless you Collette you have an amazing mind and soul.
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So impressed with your ideas, Colette. Wow. So much food for thought and I am very very very grateful to get such input. Something to ponder on at dinner table today. You sure sound like a wonderful leader. Just like Nanette said, bless you and truly thank you for inspiring vision
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Did you say country!!!
I have sometimes problem running my own blog 😀 😀 😀
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Hahaha! Yes, Rupali – so with you 😂👍🏻😂
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Honestly, I would abolish religion and political parties – two of the most divisive human inventions ever created.
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Everyone must have their own garden bedroom suite with a full bath and fountain. 💜 Why? We all need privacy to stay sane and we all will want to give space to others when necessary. It makes all responsible for that space, the only private area ruled by you. No excuses! No one else to blame. The choice is yours within that space… 🚽🛀🛌 plus 👚👟🎒 and 🛋🎶📖.
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Wow – so creative if you 😉 yes give everybody a chance to make their own private sanctuary 😉 thank you for your excellent idea !!❣️❣️❣️
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