The heart of love that regards all people as one s own family completely changes a person s attitude and actions regarding money and economy. It s an attitude that has very real impact and one that can be initiated without waiting for others to adopt it. The economy of heart will be built by each person, on an incremental, day by day basis. Since the economy of heart is based entirely on the precept that each person is indeed a beloved member of my family, our financial actions in relationship to each person will pursue the multiplication of true love rather than profit. Profit the almighty bottom line of business has hurt too many people.
Competition is wrong if it causes our extended family members harm.
Opening a Super Store next to a mom and pop owned by my own family member whom I love is an action that should be heartistically impossible. In fact, many people today would hesitate to destroy a business owned by someone they loved. They would find another location for their Super Store, or seek a solution that would be more equitable such as offering the small store owner a partnership in the venture. This might seem radical and impractical but I believe that it only seems radical because we re not used to regarding each person as our very own brother or sister whom we love. We step back from the reality of the other person, hold our nose, squeeze our eyes tight shut and proceed to devastate our competitor in the war of business.