Solutionism Network

Welcome! At this moment you might be wondering "What is Solutionism?" Well, 5 months after the concept first originated in my mind I ran across the following and if you understand this then you will understand Solutionism. In my own words what follows means "you want to change the world? Clean up your own backyard! Let's all start there and move on up and out but if we don't do that we won't change anything else and if we do accomplish that then the rest is inevitable". Ok. now lets go back to China in the ages BC...

 One of the Four Books of Confucianism the Great Learning puts it thus:

The ancients wished to manifest clear virtue throughout the world, by governing their country

Wishing to govern their country, they first regulated their families

Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated themselves

Wishing to rectify their minds, they first made their thought sincere

Wishing to make their thought sincere, they first extended their knowledge

Wishing to extend their knowledge, they first investigated things

They investigated things and then their knowledge was extended Their knowledge extended and then their thought was sincere

Their thought was sincere and then their mind was rectified

Their mind was rectified and then their selves were cultivated

Their selves were cultivated and then their families were regulated Their families were regulated and then their country was governed

Their country was governed and then the whole world was peaceful

The connection between the individual and the entire planet is clear

The only way to achieve outer harmony, true health, is to achieve inner harmony

This self-cultivation starts with investigating things

One cannot understand their own nature or the nature of all things without investigating Through investigation the same source and different paths become clear

Uncovering the metaphysical principle of each thing, shows the unique path of development and distinct characteristics

Truly understanding things in this way gives us a sincere connection, a familial feeling with all things

Our thought and concern for all things becomes sincere because of this connection Evolved people wish for all things to flourish in their function and achieve their potential, their Heaven's destiny

This sincere connection, permeating every thought shows that the mind is truly corrected. Welcome To Solutionism!