What makes for a healthy nation and world. This short powerpoint looks at ten key features that need to be focused on for the sake of world well-being. Though socialism focuses energy on some of the 10, and capitalism focuses on others... they only have part of the elephant in the room. Like a juggler juggling with 10 balls, all 10 need to be in place for the show to work.

1. 10 KEY FOUNDATION STONES FOR A
HEALTHY SOCIETY
By S. Stacey

2. AT THE START OF THE BIBLE GOD GAVE HUMANKIND
THREE CENTRAL WAYS TO RECEIVE GOD’S CONTINUAL
BLESSINGS
 Be Fruitful
 Multiply
 And take dominion over creation.
 But what do these mean in practice and how can
we use this knowledge to create a world of peace
– one family under God.

3. EACH OF THE THREE BLESSINGS CAN BE
BROKEN DOWN INTO SMALLER BLESSINGS –
EACH OF WHICH ARE IMPORTANT IN THE
CONTEXT OF WORLD PEACE.
HEALTHY NATION BUILDING NEEDS A
NUMBER OF ESSENTIAL CRITERIA TO BE MET

4. HOW CAN I BE ‘FRUITFUL’ AS AN INDIVIDUAL – WHAT
MAKES ME FRUITY – A WHOLESOME FRUIT?
1. The knowledge of that I am – as a child - worthy of love and
belonging. Thousands or different studies show the benefits of
a person having the internal knowledge that ‘I’m OK’. A person
who can continual draw on that inner resource doesn’t need to
engage in unhealthy activities in order to ‘be liked’ or to ‘feel
good’ about themselves. Seeing the ‘Okness’ in myself also
allows me a better opportunity to see the ‘Okness in others’ –
and want to enter into respectful interaction that ‘Okness’. On
average, children are most likely to come to know they are
worthy of love and belonging if they are raised by their two
biological parents – the people who gave them life.

5. HOW CAN I BE ‘FRUITFUL’ AS AN INDIVIDUAL – WHAT
MAKES ME FRUITY – A WHOLESOME FRUIT?
2. The raising of a child as a moral being.
Growing up to be a child of God who will live in
community with others who are God’s children demands
that I understand the rules and boundaries that show I
respect others and myself. The 10 commandments are
one example of how I might show respect to myself and
to others – but there are other important values to. For
example – the widespread use of sexuality outside a
committed relationship leads to much social harm and
social decay.

6. HOW CAN I BE ‘FRUITFUL’ AS AN INDIVIDUAL – WHAT
MAKES ME FRUITY – A WHOLESOME FRUIT?
3. Education: All people at birth inherit the
right to education – which ideally allows
them to focus on a professional future
that matches they natural gifts and
talents. This will best allow them the
ability to fulfill their role as family builder,
as a co-creator and to participate with
others on a social level to builder an ever
more blessed society.

7. THE 2ND BLESSING – WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO
‘MULTIPLY’ IN THE CONTEXT OF WORLD PEACE?
4. Marriage and Family: After 50 years of research it becomes clear
that we humans are like all other species – having ONLY one primary
way creating a family that will allow future generations to enjoy
ongoing social health and wellbeing. This primary way is the
heterosexual marital-family. Though still far from ideal, men, women
and children – on average – have best outcomes on every social
scale when they are part of a marital-family. Though many single
parents do an incredible job in raising wonderful children, on
average, all other forms of family constellation ultimately have to
face many more challenges – challenges that ultimately lead to
family lineage and social decline. Because of this, if a society that
wants to receive God’s ongoing blessings it NEEDS to encourage
healthy marriage practices – finding helpful ways to support the
marital-family across the family life-cycle. Partners in marriage also
need to make more effort to ensure their marital-family flourishes as
a place for best outcomes for both themselves and their children.
Society needs to heighten its awareness of how the marital-family is
essential to world peace – it is God’s primary blessing – The Blessing

8. THE 2ND BLESSING – WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO
‘MULTIPLY’ IN THE CONTEXT OF WORLD PEACE?
5. Community: For best outcomes in families, they need
extended family or community support. How can
families work together beyond race or faith to create
community – loving communities where people
receive joy and support, and children can be safely
raised to experience joy, to understand group norms
and to develop their natural gifts. In the past, church
association created such communities, but as church
attendance falls, how society creates new, supportive
communities will determine much about future
health and well being. Community also involves
people of different faiths working together for the
sake and benefit of the whole

9. THE 2ND BLESSING – WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO
‘MULTIPLY’ IN THE CONTEXT OF WORLD PEACE?
6. Social Support: Ideally, the state, private
enterprise and NGO’s need to work with families –
together – to seek to provide supportive systems for
those who are facing extra challenges in life – in
health, in old age, in social welfare, in relationship
support, in justice (seeking to help with personal
reform and reconciliation, etc), etc. It’s important to
understand that the state should NOT set itself up as
the primary caretaker – but be available as part of a
mix of partners in care. The state also has to make
sure it doesn’t pass laws that seek to provide
support for someone today but then lead to
increased social problems for the next generation.

10. THE THIRD BLESSING - TAKING DOMINION.
7. Work – Mastering the Laws of Creation:
Society functions to support the creative
endeavors of all adults - supporting, not
hindering - people’s innovative ideas and
entrepreneurship so they can be co-
creators and be responsible towards
raising their family. Fulfilling work is
essential to our development as human
beings and for the development of a
healthier human future.

11. THE THIRD BLESSING - TAKING DOMINION.
8. Dominion over the Human Realm - Politics
and the Press: Open and fair political process
with a separation of powers - and a free press
– are essential to health of society. Individuals
need the right to determine their leaders and
direction society needs to take. But political
leadership only works when politicians see
their role as being one of serving society – not
just the needs of some lobby group. A true
leader is the one who creates the environment
where others can grow to their fulfil potential.

12. THE THIRD BLESSING - TAKING DOMINION.
9. Using and protecting the Environment:
All people are born with the right to live
within a clean and healthy environment, and
have an equal responsibility for preservation of
the planet for future generations. Our role is
one of well thought out stewardship – not just
of taking for self-gratification – and then
leaving problems for future generations.

13. THE THIRD BLESSING - TAKING DOMINION
10. International cooperation in the spirit of
being one family under God – sharing
culture, enjoying sports, working together
on global concerns, etc. There are many
issues that humanity faces that we can only
overcome together. We can’t take dominion
in isolation – we need to cooperate for the
benefit of all.

14. POINT OF NOTE 1
 Developed societies seem to forget that in order to
maintain health and well-being over the course of
many generations – ALL 10 blessings need to be
encouraged in society. If we lose the marital family, if
we fail to raise children as moral beings, if we don’t find
ways to build supportive communities in the middle of
large cities, then society will slowly but surely
breakdown. Societies need to keep ALL 10 ten blessings
in as good as health as can be. To neglect 1 or 2 or 3
ultimately leads to social harm.

15. POINT OF NOTE 2:
 The first blessing creates a foundation to support the second
blessing, and the first and second blessings create a foundation
to support the 3rd blessings. The ability to build a healthy marital-
family or a supportive community is best achieved if individuals
enter into marriage or community as loving, morally upright and
educated human beings. Work and business, political life, the
environment and international cooperation all experience more
struggle if the individual and the marital-family are struggling –
and ultimately society collapses in financial debts caused by
breakdown in the marital-family, through having leaders who lack
moral awareness, or through having so many individuals
struggling far below their full divine potential.