Chapter 12
Conclusion: How Can I Help?
‘True steadfastness sparkles with flexibility’
Gurumayi Chidvilasananda1
‘A gift truly pure is offered without a sense of obligation, and with the simple feeling, this should be given’
The Bhagavadgita2
How can I help? It's a simple question with no straightforward answers, even after a lengthy journey through the highways and byways of international politics and economics, personal psychology, and a few other detours along the way. The easier question is how not to help – by imposing ideas on others, ignoring your own responsibilities, avoiding accountability, and manufacturing universal solutions. At its worst, the international ‘system’ acts like the stereotypical Englishman abroad: if only we shout ...
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