Der Geist Gottes dagegen lässt als Frucht eine Fülle von Gutem wachsen, nämlich: Liebe, Freude und Frieden, Geduld, Freundlichkeit und Güte, Treue, Bescheidenheit und Selbstbeherrschung. Gegen all dies hat das Gesetz nichts einzuwenden. Galater 5, 22-23 (NT)

In everything God works for good with those who love him. Romans 8, 28 (NT)

Turningpoint 1987:

The leap from self-interest to altruism at the threshold of integrity

Life in its beginning is selfish. The core of that life energy is survival. In order to survive it has to get. The core of the ego is to get because it doesn’t have a source of energy within itself. The quality of the ego is primarily self-interest, up to consciousness level 200. At 200 there is a major change from selfishness to altruism. Interview with Dr. David R. Hawkins, Power vs. Force, US magazine Light in Times, Kathryn M. Brinkley, November 2004

Ubuntu: Zulu term for the African philosophy of humaneness.

A person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, based from a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole. Desmond Tutu (*1931) South African anti-apartheid activist, first black Anglican Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa

Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) US American Baptist minister, activist, leader of the African American civil rights movement

The good life is not about looking good, feeling good, or having the goods. It's about being good and doing good. Significance in life doesn't come from status, sex, salary. It comes from serving. It is In giving our lives away we find meaning, we find significance. Video presentation by Father Rick Warren (*1954) US American evangelical Christian minister, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CA, philanthropist, bestseller author, Living a life of purpose, presented by TED Talks, 2006, YouTube film, minute 11:22, 21:48 minutes duration, posted 15. April 2008

John Wesley [LoC 360] (1703-1791) British Anglican cleric, Christian theologian

The Internet is a challenge for everyone who wants to have power. The Internet is a challenge for the formation of power.
- Any hierarchy is in question,
- any expert is in question,
- any gate keeper is in question, whenever a person wants to keep a powerful position because the possibilities to circumvent, to go around, are quite high.
I cannot be powerful in the net just by will. I can only be powerful by perfection. It's a matter of empathy, not a matter of trivial power. Video interview with Peter Kruse, Ph.D. (*1955) German psychologist, expert on complexity processing in intelligent networks, CEO of Nextpractice, The Network is Challenging Us, presented by Mefeedia, minute 11:22, 26:50 minutes duration, 31. March 2010

Tor Nørretranders / Noerretranders (*1955) Danish non-fiction author of popular science, The Generous Man. How Helping Others is the Sexiest Thing You Can Do, Da Capo Press, 1st translated edition, 29. September 2006

Video presentation by Father Rick Warren, pastor, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CA, philanthropist, bestseller author Living a life of purpose, presented by TED Talks, 2006, YouTube film, 21:48 minutes duration, posted 15. April 2008