The FORE(IN)SIGHT FOUNDATION

 INVITES, YES, REQUESTS 

YOU

 TO JOIN US.

To Do What?

Help To Carry Out the Purposes of Our Foundation

What are the Foundation’s Purposes?  

    Fore(In)Sight’s  primary purpose is to provide a variety of communications that are intended to increase the happiness and well-being of individuals and our society in which they function.  These communications are specifically directed at enabling each person to understand his/her basic potentials, as related to pertinent environmental factors, and the optimal education, vocations, marriage, morality beliefs and use of time relevant to these potentials.  To this end we convey ideas designed to reduce PREVENTABLE PAIN, SUFFERING AND DEATH in the world, particularly that which is due to nonphysical causes that we refer to as being BEHAVIORAL.  We perceive  the production of positive behavior and the prevention of negative behavior to be intimately related, for they involve behaviors, particularly those which are due to nonphysical causes.

    Many people have worked and many still are working on such matters.  In what, if any, way is Fore(In)Sight more effective?

     Fore(In)Sight’s present and contemplated work is based on the identification of the BEHAVIORAL  DYNAMICS of the problems.  This provides a perception of the REAL ROOTS of the problems.  This enables us to develop both immediate TACTICAL and long-range and closely-related STRATEGIES for reducing and/or eliminating the problems.  

What Are Some of These “Roots”?  

             Problems of living start almost at birth, with the rudiments of MEISM being apparent within the first few years of life.  This general type of behavior is translated into the person’s specific “world” and almost any person, situation, organization, location, gender, age, vocation, culture, religion, educational level and any BELIEF can become emotionally attached to the individual.

          Throughout the person’s life he/she will be inclined to protect and perpetuate each of his/her emotionally-charged entities, right or wrong, legal or illegal, valid or not.  A major complication is that ALL HUMANS are afflicted with the most insidious disease — that of perceptual blindness .  This causes even the most conscientious and sincere person to tend to protect his/her inappropriate behavior.  

What Are the Consequences of the Preceding?  

            Frequent disagreements and discord.  Such may result in everything from a war (e.g., Israel and Syria over thousands of years), to divorce (which occurs by the millions) to disagreeing groups in a church causing a splitting off, to murder and other crimes.

 Which  Sociological Areas of Life Are Most Involved?  

            ALL of them!  The home and family, the school, the church, the media, the recreational and leisure areas, businesses and the professions.  Since that covers all of us, it is to be expected that many will become incensed, provoked and threatened in general by such assertions.  Such a reaction may result if the person perceives he/she is on the receiving end of a deflating remark.  

What Are We Asking You To Do?

            First, to recognize the realities of the above; then to recognize that the present and contemplated efforts to resolve, reduce or eliminate these problems are not very encouraging — and to join us.

 What Does “Joining Us” Entail?

           The minimal would simply be letting us know — by note or letter, telephone call or visit — of your understanding the reality of the above and of your concern to be part of the answer instead of only being part of the problems.

          We have on-going expenses, so a donation, preferably regularly, would be appreciated (though not required).  Even $1 a week would be appreciated.

 These Seem To Be Very Complicated Problems.  What Else Is Needed?  

          We must recognize that these are indeed complex problems that require a long-term approach.  We have and need to expand our INSTITUTE, where appropriate expertise in  specific areas of concern is integrated with Behavioral Dynamics principles.  NOTHING LESS CAN BE ULTIMATELY EFFECTIVE.  A “let the ‘market place’ produce what is right” mentality won’t do it.  

Some Specific Examples Can Illustrate the Extensiveness

of Fore(In)Sight Interests. 

  These BEHAVIORS ARE TYPES OF OUR CONCERNS :

        Education

            The behaviors of curriculum making, of determining what is NEEDED in beyond-school life, of determining how to individualize programs and individuals, of producing professional teachers who can analyze and diagnose “where each student is in the subject” and determine how to “move each individual to an optimal point”...

      Governing

          The behaviors of ascertaining the REAL needs of the unit to be governed, of communicating with the unit’s members, of determining the most effective procedures for meeting these needs, of carrying out elections without opponents filling the “group mind” with false assertions, innuendoes, questionable advertising — with the result that no matter who wins the public has undue skepticism about the leader…

  The Media

           The behaviors of maintaining appropriate communication of necessary and desirable information along with due caution about producing so much negativity that some, even though a small minority, are disposed to “get even” with the government or some other entity, with bombing, assassination, etc.

       The behaviors required to truly limit media communications and programs to the spirit of “all the news that is FIT to print.”  

    Marriage, Home and Family

        Many of the Problems of Living can be traced back to certain roots stemming from the home.  The roots often start with questionable reasons for one's considering marrying a certain individual.  Too often the attraction that either or both future spouses experience is primarily physical (sexual) feelings, and it can be mistaken for "love".  True love must be perceived as reflecting true concern about another's welfare, in as many areas of life as possible.   Such knowledge should be part of one's schooling in addition to guidance from one's parents.

         Guidelines for appropriate spousing and parenting are too often based on shallow perceptions.

                                    Bernard C. Murdoch

                                          Founder