How does a sustainable society work?

A truly sustainable society, according to the UN's 17 sustainability goals, can only be realized through citizens with developed inner abilities and relevant knowledge, also called wisdom, which are reflected in work and action at all levels of society. This upgraded society is dominated to a greater extent by:

• pro-activity instead of reactivity
• cooperation instead of competition
• decreasing instead of increasing class differences
• long-term instead of short-term thinking and acting
• with nature instead of against
• trust instead of distrust
• empathy instead of misunderstanding
• health instead of ill health
• meaningfulness instead of meaninglessness
• calm instead of stress
• love instead of hate
• holistic view instead of fragmented view
• confidence instead of fear
• gratitude instead of ingratitude
• peace instead of war
• creativity instead of bigotry
• commitment instead of laziness
• frugality instead of wastefulness
• quality instead of quantity
• joy instead of sorrow
• patience instead of anger
• forgiveness instead of condemnation
• honesty instead of lies
• curiosity instead of indifference
• intimacy instead of desire
• generosity instead of greed
• humility instead of arrogance
• security instead of uncertainty
• satisfaction instead of dissatisfaction
• courtesy instead of rudeness
• integrity instead of hypocrisy
• self-esteem instead of shame
• openness instead of secrecy
• friendship instead of enmity and conflict
• goodness instead of evil
• division of responsibilities instead of individual pursuit of power