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David Hopper

Posted on: Thursday 22 March 2007 7:00:16 pm

In her book “Problems of Humanity”, Alice Bailey said “….the changes between capital and labor is a strive for freedom”. When the spiritual concept of freedom is fully realized from within by individuals and groups then the new paradigm will take shape on the physical plane and thus reflect this new understanding.

For centuries, both labor and capital are so inseparably connected, that any changes to either group will effect the other. With the continual advances in automation and technology we’ve seen a dramatic increase in productivity over the decades, which has benefited both capital and labor. This has made the workspace more amenable for the worker for promoting productivity and creativity and allowing the capitalist to be more prosperous. On the other hand, it should also be noted that automation has caused unemployment and created economic dead zones in many places of the world, e.g. United States South.

Among the greatest benefits (intangibles) and changes that have occurred that both labor and management (Capital) enjoy are:
• The principle of cooperation – for the business to expand and increase profits and expand it markets, capitalists have found a need to create new alliances, partnerships, through mergers and acquisitions
• Open door policy – This is managements’ desire to institute cooperative business practices with their employees. This gives the employee a way of participating in the operation of the company and a sense of ownership
• Advent of technology - The concept of a virtual team is used around the world. When people are located in different places, Internet technology such as e-mail and video-conferencing allow management and workers to be connected as a virtual team. With the virtual team located in multiple locations, each team and its members depend on each other to fulfill their responsibilities for keeping the company functioning.

We have also seen that just in the last 25 years for example, globalization is bringing together the political, economic and social elements of society under the guidance and control of the 3rd and 7th rays. This is another indication that the concept of unity is taking hold in the international political and economic consciousness despite the frictions of all the players. It should be noted that the activity of these rays and others will continue to influence civilization for hundreds of years into the future by conditioning humanity to create cross-border cooperation through trade.

Another challenge for humanity is that the continual want or desire for more products that drives consumerism. Capitalists are naturally responding to the public’s insatiable appetite for more products. This appetite, however has serious karmic consequences on the environment as corporations strive to meet consumers wants, they are depleting the Earth’s resources and creating more pollution. There’s no easy answers and civilization has become used to an increasing voracious desire for more products that the environment cannot sustain. Its the combination of grass roots organizations supporting sustainability, science showing us where we’re at and offering solutions and wise leadership from the governmental sector are what's needed to guide humanity at this critical juncture. From this must come the realization that consumerism can’t maintain its current pace if we want a vital and prosperous civilization for our children for generations to come.

It is the companies and capitalists particularly from the Western nations that have learned so much about the day-to-day interactions between labor and management. They know about how to successfully run a business and as a result have much to share of their knowledge and resources with other developing nations in Africa and Asia. It is a hope, that with the ever expanding globalized economy that capitalists and their economic ties with governments around the world, will continue to strive for creating a sustainable and more egalitarian economic system for everyone.

David Hopper