One Thing

If there was One thing, only one, that I would do to people, I would make everyone a critical thinker.

Or maybe just open minded.

Really, we need open-minded critical thinkers in this world. More than we have, anyway. It seems that we don't have very many most days.

But even those who are, aren't usually active. So Open-Minded Critically Thinking people who can put their thoughts into action. For their own good.

Ideally, an open-minded critically thinking person would come to the conclusion that what is good for the whole is best for them. I would hope that "whole" would come to mean the earth.

An Actively Open-Minded Critically Thinking person with Empathy. What if everyone was an Actively Open-Minded Critically Thinking person with Empathy and a Whole-Earth viewpoint?

But even then, if they are not willing to change in their own life... and if they are lazy, it will amount to nothing. So everyone in the world needs to be an Actively Open-Minded Critically Thinking person with Empathy and a Whole-Earth Viewpoint willing to be changed and swayed. And somewhat eager to change and sway others - that is share their ideas. I suppose that's implied in being "Active". And willing to be changed and swayed is implied in being "Open-Minded".

So all we need are people who are Actively Open-Minded Critically Thinking person with Empathy and a Whole-Earth Viewpoint.

Who is empathetic who doesn't consider the other denizens of the earth. Perhaps we can just say we need more people who are Actively Open-Minded and Empathetic Critically Thinking people.

So I guess if I could change One thing, I would actually change four. Even though truly critically thinking people act on their thoughts, and become more and more open-minded as their lives go on. Empathetic Critically Thinking people?

Which is more important for human beings to learn....

Empathy?

Or Critical Thinking Intelligence?

Neither one of them is just "knowledge".