The Money Machine

Fundraising is a curious subject of discussion.
I'm talking about NGO's getting money from third parties in order to finance their projects. These projects often involve third world countries, or whatever we call them today or tomorrow; to help those people, so they get food and water, or shelter. Now don't get me wrong, I think it's a very just and noble cause to help those in need, but there are some things that are not adding up.

First of all, let's just simply look at the results; they're minimal. What did we ever change in the under developed countries? Sure we built some homes, sure we gave people food and water, but did poverty decrease ever since we started our welfare projects? They didn't. I'm definitely not doubting our projects, but what I am doubting is the system that we're living in.

Capitalism in its current form will always make the wealthy wealthier, and the poor poorer. So out of all the wealth that we suck out of those countries, our corporations give back a little bit to charity to clean their conscience. The dirty businessmen get filthy rich in the mean time. So why would we be doing this? It's like wiping the floor while the sink is still running, or however you say that in English. What I'm saying is; the work we do isn't really solving anything. In fact, we're actually supporting the system that's making this happen. I could even say that the fact that there are NGO's is an inevitable side product of an unfair economy.

Now you might not agree on those last few things, but I don't fucking care. Fact is that poverty has only increased in the last, let's say 30 years. Our policies never brought any peace, instead they brought war. Our invented money machine is ruling the world, and it has enslaved us as well. So why are we fundraising? Because we're told to do so. The only solution I see to the world's problems, is to radically change the system, to create a new world. And I think spirituality is vital if people want to be able to adapt to something new, because it's the fear of death that makes them cling to our invented reality. Fear that they wouldn't be able to survive without it.

This is where spirituality comes in. With love, there can be no fear. Love and fear are in fact the same energy, but manifest in different ways. It's about elevating to the next level, so we can elevate society as a whole. So in order to fix this world, we have to fix society, and this doesn't happen with fundraising, but by showing people who they really are.

The only good thing that I can say about fundraising is that it's a good personal training; making the right connections, networking so to say. Other than that, fuck it, but I'm stuck with it for now anyway. Hopefully in Hamburg things will be different, but even if they aren't, I'll be home before I know it, and then I'll start a new chapter of my life.