What happens if we do not think in human terms?

People nowadays get caught up in material world. It started out as basic necessities for survival- food, shelter, clothing and water. Now we are more concerned about getting the most units in production, the most number of labor hours, the most interest in savings, the most number of cars, the most number of branded clothes and the like. We are more concerned with figures and getting the optimal number which is more of a mistake than an achievement. We are losing our human touch. We are increasingly becoming more of robots as world becomes more complex. We lose the simplicity of life which is to live and to recognize others who also live. To feel and to think is to live.

Life is more important than numbers. Businesses will find ways to be more profitable but at the expense of people who are affected. Remember the Texas Oil Refinery Disaster. Top level managers neglected safety standards to minimize operating costs which made possible the explosion that killed almost all workers. Poor shipping safety for profitability, such as poor maintenance, lack of life vests and over capacity of passengers, caused many deaths in shipping accidents.

Many politicians still accept the use of the necessary evil- to get the job done by looking at the numbers and by not looking outside even for one bit on how really ugly the situation has become. In history, many things started out in good intentions but eventually became disasters, wars, famine or violence. No matter how complicated our model is, sometimes solving the problem makes it worse without knowing its SENSITIVITY. All our actions have consequences. If we treat fellow humans negatively for good or bad intentions, it will haunt you forever. There is connection in everything in society. If things get worse in terms of human welfare, other groups may also be affected which may later lead to an unfavorable position in your part. Degradation of human welfare is only a thing of the past. We must think more in human terms. If we don't problems of the world will never be solved. All our efforts will be useless. We go back to where we started. After all, human development is the main goal of humanity and drastic sacrifices that may belittle human life is not an option.