Mutual Benefit Is Not Collectively BeneficialUnity Consciousness #412

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There are many ways to think about relationships. One way is "mutual benefit.” Are both sides of the relationship benefiting?

Even though mutual benefit seems like a good way to look at relationships, it's not. Mutual benefit is suboptimal. Mutual benefit is based on the considerations of two people or two groups. This makes this type of thinking the same as the destructive selfish philosophy of “to each his own.”

Under a mutual benefit approach, each person decides the relationship is okay as long as both of them get what they want.

This is the same as "to each his own" times two.

Mutual benefit is not a good way to decide if a relationship is appropriate when mutual benefit is the only consideration. Yes, use mutual benefit, but then take the crucial next step of taking into account collective benefit. Consider how does the relationship affect all other relationships and responsibilities each person has?

"it is not just what the individual wants to do, we are fighting a war..."
- - Dr. Frances Cress-Welsing

The Responsibility Of Mutual Benefit To Everything Else

What is mutually beneficial is actually much bigger than what is beneficial to just two people. It is bigger than family, group, nation, Earth, Universe and Ancestors.

All things and all relationships are supposed to be for the Creator's benefit; therefore, all relationships are supposed to be approached from the viewpoint of "Is the relationship collectively beneficial?"

Mutual Benefit Is Never Mutually Beneficial

When we exclude the collective in our decision-making thought process, we exclude ourselves. The African proverb, "I am because we are" holds true. It is not possible for mutual benefit to exist when collective benefit does not exist.

Both sides of the relationship will always be doing themselves a disservice and shortchanging themselves and harming themselves when the collective is not considered.

Collective Consideration

A good starting point is to consider the effects decisions have on the Rights Of Creation.

The ecosystem is based on collective benefit. Our bodies function based on collective benefit.

We are interrelated and interconnected for the purpose of collective benefit which is why our thinking must always encompass collective benefit