"The most important thing is that we are actually talking about 2 beautiful ideas with the same goal: Make the world a better place and that can happen with both ideas. I’m not a big fan from promoting one idea above the other. (especially not on the blog of the other one) They are both good, they can and will make change. It's just a matter of being different. Everyone has their own ideas, their own opinion and feels connection with different approaches. They only thing I can add is that It’s great to see that so many people are aware that the world needs to change and that Maarten created lots and lots of awarness and involvement from many people. Wishing you all the best and good luck with this the last month Maarten! "November 29 2012 on Help transform a former Catholic convent in Rotterdam into a...

"I agree on the importance of teaching children sustainability peace and compassion Hans. And yes of course I also agree that the education system should change. I do have 1 question in my mind: How can you teach children those values if it are not your own values and you don't have the experience and knowledge yourself...."November 29 2012 on Help transform a former Catholic convent in Rotterdam into a...

"I think this idea (and infect all ideas posted )are very much about a problem on worldly scale. Sustainability peace and compassion are necessity over the entire world. If you ask me all people in all circumstances can have tremendous benefit from values like peace and compassion. When people adept these human values, understand that their own happiness starts with the wish for others to be happy and start building up education, economics businesses etc. on that foundation..... Can you imagine what can happen then? I do..... I support this idea because it starts with your own responsibility and not just an element of a worldly problem influences by many different causes and conditions. Hunger, poor people, suffering, bad education, murder etc. all urgent problems in the world but I think that somehow they are all effect from people trying to become happy with the wrong tools. (greed and power) It makes me happy when I read that they try to make this first little step for the world to arise a place for sustainability, peace and compassion. I guess an investment in time or money in a project like this can only be a positive deed for the persons how are willing to do so. And to become very practical, everything in this world needs investments in time and money these days the only good question is: What is the goal of the investment: Is it to make more money and become rich, or is it to establish something that will benefit the welfare of generations… Nicolette Every single drop can turn into an ocean, it only needs people to bring everything together. "November 26 2012 on Help transform a former Catholic convent in Rotterdam into a...