Human values and its impact on society

In the past, human values have been regarded as the basis of society in civilizations throughout the world, regardless of their religious or cultural beliefs. These values include: development of general knowledge, common sense and problem-solving skills; perseverance in the face of difficulties; unity, co-operation and team-work to achieve common goals; tolerance, understanding and accepting differences between individuals:honesty and truthfulness; inner harmony and outer peace as fundamental ways of getting to create peace on a wider scale -between family members and friends, between neighbors, regions and countries; compassion for other beings (human, animal or plant),giving time and effort to others willingly and without any expectation of physical or emotional reward; In recent times there appears to have been a swing away from these values, as people have become more concerned with materialism, power and self.