All human beings are born free, independent and equal with identities, sameness, similarities
and differences. They are endowed with dignity, conscience and reason; and
certain unalienable Rights and Responsibilities, among which are Natural
Environments, Natural Diversities, Birth Citizenship, Loving, Living, Birth Planning,
Work-Service-Income, Planning-Comparison, Study-Education, Culture-Thinking-
Morality-Ethics, Science-Technology, Laws, Justice-Impartiality, Health-Safety,
Clothing-Food, Residence-Walk-Travel, Liberty, Communications, Exchange-Trade,
Sincerity-Openness, Democracy, Equality, Non-Discrimination, Freedoms, Independence,
Peace, Facts-Truth, Faithes, Responsibilities, Mutual Help-Cooperation-
Sharing, InterGenerational Connections, Rotational Governments, Rotational Organizations,
Social Insurance-Security-Welfare, National Defense, Rotational and Leadership,
Public and Governmental Services and Private-Collective-Public Ownership;
and should act towards one another in the spirit of siblinghood and YI SHI ZU PU.
(1) The word "Dignity" means self-respect, sense of self-importance and
respect for others.
(2) The word "Reason" means to rely on facts and truth, and think in the
best long term individual, collective and public interests.
(3) The word "Conscience" means the desire to be the best, and always hope
to act in the best and long term individual, collective and public interests.
(4) The phrase "Natural Environments" means the respect for the laws of Nature,
Nature preservation and conservation, protection, beautification, careful
use, reuse, recycle, renewal and restoration. The most important tasks
are the protection of trees, forest and wildlife as well as the planting
and cultivation of forest, trees, shrubs, vines, grass and other vegetation.
(5) The word "Natural Diversities" means to recognize that there are diversified
life forms and things in the natural environments and that their preservations
are very important to maintain a healthy ecosystem.
(6) The phrase "Birth Citizenship" means that every person has the birth right to the citizenship of the country of
birth. Everyone may have one nationality or multiple nationalities or citizenships.
(7) The word "Loving" means mutual care, help and support between spouses
and among family members, neighbors, relatives and friends, and other members
of the society. It also includes forgiveness.
(8) The word "Living" means to live happily with the hope of immortality;
safety measures are to be taken to protect life; no limit is set for human
life-span and a person's life is not to be terminated against the person's
will. Every person should have the opportunity to live in and experience
varied living environments.
(9) The phrase "Birth Planning" means to plan the birth rate according to
the amount of population that the natural resources can support. Everyone
has the responsibility to practice birth control.
(10) The phrase "Work-Service-Income" means physical and intellectual work
that a person is competent with on the basis of the person's ability, education
and experience, for the living and long term benefit of people. Work and
service may result in direct consumerable products or spiritual satisfaction.
Otherwise, fair compensation should be provided for the work performed
and the principles of "fair market value" and "equal pay for equal work"
should be followed as much as possible. Everyone should create and seek
opportunities to practise life time working and service. Rotationary, part-time
and multitasking work-service systems should be adopted so that everyone
has the opportunity to do varied physical and intellectual works.
(11) The phrase "Planning-Comparison" means to write, draw, calculate and
compare alternatives before doing things or actions.
(12) The phrase "Health-Safety" means to prevent and treat physical and mental
injury and sickness.
(13) The phrase "Clothing-Food" means sufficient clothes to keep warm or cool,
and sufficient and nutritionally balanced food.
(14) The phrase "Residence-Walk-Travel" means a safe place to sleep and stay
as well as the corresponding road to walk for daily life, learning and work.
Those who are unable to walk should be provided with vehicles to travel
on the walking road. Short and long distance travel which aims at promoting
health, learning, friendship or cooperation should be available for everyone.
In transportation, no income or low income people may wait on stand-by
to travel at low cost or for free.
(15) The word "Communications" means that concerned parties choose appropriate
times or set fixed intervals to talk in person or on the telephone, and
exchange in writing, etc., so as to achieve coexistence and mutual support
and benefits.
(16) The word "Liberty" means material, spiritual, health and environmental
wellbeing; tolerance, giving and generosity, and to ensure freedoms and
help others to be free. A typical example is the elimination of oppression and persecution.
(17) The phrase "Exchange-Trade" means that natural resources are different
from one place to another, and products and intellectual properties are
different from place to place and from people to people, and the exchange
and trading of different products and services can ensure living and happiness
for all.
(18) The phrase "Sincerity-Openness" means talking directly and clearly, open
door policy for work and service activities, and acceptance of public opinions,
support and supervision.
(19) The phrase "Study-Education" means that thirteen years of continuous,
tuition free, mandatory and full time education is provided by the governments
without discrimination. Three additional years of tuition free and mandatory
education is provided and these three years may be calculated continuously
or accumulated over more years. There is a wealth of knowledge in the world.
Everyone should create and seek opportunities to practise life time studying
and teaching.
(20) The phrase "Culture-Thinking-Ethics" includes literacy-culture, arts,
physical culture-sports, knowledge, logic-reasoning, wisdom, Morality, etc..
There is a vast accumulation of knowledge worldwide throughout the thousands
of years of human history. In working and living, everyone should learn,
apply and verify, keep, spread and create knowledge.
(21) The phrase "Science-Technology" means the learning, application and searching
of the laws of Nature, society and person.
(22) The word "Laws" means itemlized rules that are written under the guidance
of dignity, reason, conscience, and historic experience; and they are for
the best and long term individual, collective and public interests, are
acceptable to everyone, and have been accepted by democratic procedures.
(23) The phrase "Justice-Impartiality" means upholding and implementing the
law without prejudice and discrimination.
(24) The word "Democracy" means that everyone should act in the best and
long term individual, collective and public interests in patience and diplomacy,
and that a government is of the people, from the people, by the people,
for the people, among the people and serves everyone.
The will of the people shall be the basis of authority of governments; this
shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and
equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
(25) The word "Equality" means that all individuals are equal in dignity
and rights. In terms of dignity, rights, responsibilities and leadership,
all persons and legal persons are free, independent and equal with identities, sameness, similarities
and differences regardless of whether they be individuals, groups, associations,
companies, organizations, governments, nations or countries. The equality
of men and women is a typical example. In the determination of equality, a person should
take into consideration of the human, material, intellectual, time and monetary
wealth etc. that is owned and shared.
(26) The phrase "Non-discrimination" means that all persons are equal before
the law; within certain lawfully defined limits, all persons are equally
subject to the same regulations and disciplines; and no one may be mal-treated,
put in difficulties, humimiated or insulted.
(27) The word "Freedoms" include freedoms of Living, Residence, Migration,
Choice, Belief-Religion, Opinions-Speech, Media-Press-Print, Poster-Notice-Distribution,
Expression-Demonstration, Association-Organization, Assembly, Petition,
Work, Transportation, Communication, Information, Education-Study, Marriage,
Separation, Divorce, Asylum, One or Multiple Citizenships, and Ownership,
etc..
(28) The word "Independence" means to create conditions to enable independent
thinking, living, working and decision making for all individuals. Every
person should try to be one's own best and set examples for others. Adults
of and over the age of twenty should achieve economic independence. Organizations,
nations and countries should achieve self-government and self-determination.
Individuals are the most basic unit of a society.
(29) The word "Peace" means resolving disputes in patience and diplomacy
as well as moderation in drinking and eating to maintain good health and
non-extravagancy.
(30) The phrase "Facts-Truth" means to be honest, tell the truth, present the
facts, and seek truth from facts.
(31) The word "Faithes" means to hope for a promising future; persevere in,
advocate, promote and uphold justice and fairness; correct mistakes; being
loyal towards others and belief in the truths regardless religious denominations.
(32) The word "Responsibility" means to perform each and every work or service earnestly and
enjoy the results and bear the consequences thereof.
(33) The phrase "Mutual Help-Cooperation-Sharing" means helping and supporting one another
or working together, and the common enjoyment or use of limited public,
collective or private natural resources, material and intellectual properties
or facilities.
(34) The phrase "United Generations" means the mutual care and support without
distinction of age, generation and other personal characteristics. The
interests of future generations are to be considered in the use and preservation
of natural resources as well as in industrialization and agriculture.
(35) The phrase "Rotational Governments" means that a government is the organization
of all the people of a certain territory. Government workers are selected
by popular elections, examinations and/or evaluations. Government expenses
and employee salaries are mainly funded by tax revenues. The governments
may engage in limited economic activities to secure supplementary funding
and as a comparison to the economic activities of individuals and organizations.
The governments may also participate in the economic activities of individuals
and organizations as share holders. The governments should strive to be
their own best by improving services and reducing the cost of administration.
The governments should implement rotational, part time and volunteer work-service
systems to ensure that the government servants are of the people, from the
people, by the people, for the people, among the people, serve everyone
and will go back to the people. Every person in a life time can have the
opportunity to work in or for the governments. The governments should ensure
equality, wellbeing-liberty, freedoms, justice, rights and responsibilities
for everyone; issue monetary coins and bills; manage the nation's compulsory
educations; manage weapons technologies and productions; administer the
armed forces; administer social insurance, security and welfare; and help
people in difficult circumstances. All persons at the age of fifteen and
over have the right and responsibility to vote or be voted on in governments
elections in the country where the person lives permanently or temporarily.
The governments should set the best examples for the society.
(36) The phrase "Rotational Organizations" means associations or companies that are organized
by a group of individuals for various purposes of communication, fellowship,
friendship, religion, education, training, products, and services etc..
Organizations are more diversified than the governments. The management
and administration of an organization should set and follow standards similar to the governments and individuals. Organizations should strive
to be their own best. An organization should implement rotational work-service
systems for all employees to know the business of the organization. An
organization should also implement rotational leadership systems for provide
the opportunity for every employee to be in a leadership position sooner
or later. An organization should implement part time and volunteer work-service
and leadership systems to allow for the participation of outside people.
(37) The phrase "Insurance-Security-Welfare" means insurance coverage for
unemployment, loss, illness, injury and disability to help achieve self-reliance,
self-sufficiency and the ability to work. If a person does not have sufficient
income, the insurance premiums should be waived and the governments should
provide monetary, credit and other assistance for the person to have the
freedom to obtain basic living conditions such as clothing, meal, shelter,
sleep and travel, and to participate in working, training, education, literary,
cultural and artistic activities.
(38) The phrase "National Defense" means to protect and defend existing
national borders against invasion and to ensure peace between countries.
(39) The phrase "Rotational Leadership" means to be in a leadership job-post-duty,
a authority position or with capability to gather opinions, take initiatives
to rally others, and to propose or make decisions in order to serve the
best and long term individual, collective and public interests. Various
leadership rotational systems should be implemented so that continuity is maintained
and everyone has the opportunity sooner or later to be in a leadership position.
(40) The phrase "Public and Governmental Services" means to serve the people
with work, service, material and intellectual properties with or without
compensation either individually or with organizations. It includes governmental
public services, i.e., working part-time or full-time for or in the governments
to serve the public interests.
(41) The phrase "Private-Collective-Public Properties" means individuals and families
have the freedom of property ownership; and that collectives, the governments
and the people own, manage or use certain forest, water and land resources
as well as other material and intellectual properties.