Economics

In Economics, Life
On September 25, 2020

Millennials and Generation Z- Thank God They Are Not Like Me

In most societies it’s common for older people to not trust the judgement of younger people. The reason usually given is that youth lack experience. And this is true — young people don’t have the same amount of experience. But this reasoning never satisfies me because it ignores some of the insight…

In Economics, Life
On September 11, 2020

9 Practical Economic Tips for Everyday Moral Living

The whole world faces an economic crisis the likes of which we’ve never dealt with before – the great disparity between enormous wealth and grinding poverty keeps getting wider and wider.In Paris more than a hundred years ago, Abdu’l-Baha, the son of Baha’u’llah, the prophet and founder of the Baha’i…

In Economics
On August 21, 2020

Simple Living a Solution in Times of Crisis

The events of the world in these recent times again turn our attention to what is essential for our existence and what things are mere distractions and not necessary.When we face a situation where we have to decide what is necessary, we are surprised to see how simple our needs…

In Economics, Life
On August 7, 2020

Ditching the ‘Survival of the Fittest’ Mentality

Most people think that human beings are fundamentally competitive, and they may be right if we look at human history. Industrialists and economists believed that Darwin’s theories justified an economy of vicious competition and inequality. This has left us with a legacy that says that the corporate economy — where wealth…

In Economics, Religion
On July 24, 2020

Study of the Bahá’í Writings on Economics (Last Part)

At the outset, it has to be mentioned that, for the sake of simplicity, we are studying these Bahá’i Writings on economics briefly without going too deeply into their importance and implications. Volumes can be written on each of these Writings, and each could be the subject of extensive research.…

In Economics, Religion
On July 10, 2020

Study of the Bahá’í Writings on Economics (Part Eleven)

In Economics, Religion
On July 3, 2020

Study of the Bahá’í Writings on Economics (Part Ten)

There is no need for my comments since Abdu’l-Baha has perfectly explained the subject of “Strike” in depth. STRIKES“You have asked about strikes. Great difficulties have arisen and will continue to arise from this issue. The origin of these difficulties is twofold: One is the excessive greed and rapacity of…

In Economics, Life
On June 19, 2020

Will it Take a Pandemic to Make the World Economy Humane?

The onset of the coronavirus has highlighted the need for economic changes for humanitarian purposes — changes many economists and many everyday people have been crying for. There is a need for an economic system that can adjust to the needs of humanity and eliminate the extremes in wealth between…

In Economics, Religion
On June 12, 2020

Study of the Bahá’í Writings on Economics (Part Nine)

In Economics, Religion
On May 29, 2020