{"id":54975,"date":"2024-04-25T16:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T14:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/better-to-fix-the-buildings-structure-than-patch-things-up\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T09:33:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:33:43","slug":"fixing-the-structure-of-the-building-is-better-than-applying-quick-patches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/fixing-the-structure-of-the-building-is-better-than-applying-quick-patches\/","title":{"rendered":"FIXING THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING IS BETTER THAN APPLYING QUICK PATCHES"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"54975\" class=\"elementor elementor-54975 elementor-31575\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6058c89 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6058c89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90f02cf\" data-id=\"90f02cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560e834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"560e834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LIVE WITHOUT HARM!: BETTER TO FIX THE BUILDING'S STRUCTURE THAN TO APPLY PATCHES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b06de94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b06de94\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74a341e\" data-id=\"74a341e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0e5204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0e5204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/OIG4-12.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31663 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Fixing the structure of the building is better than applying quick patches\" src=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/OIG4-12.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/OIG4-12.jpeg 351w, https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/OIG4-12-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/OIG4-12-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/OIG4-12-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are continuously applying temporary fixes to the typical tragedies created by humankind, such as humanitarian aid for millions of refugees and immigrants from countries that are at war, failed, or dysfunctional due to:<\/p><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><u><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/do-not-be-authoritarian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/no-seamos-autoritarios\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714120310110000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0vZ5SvZXa1VstvA80jHuKW\">Despotism<\/a><\/u><\/span>, as in Syria or Eritrea.<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><u><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/reform-the-harmful-part-of-religions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/reformemos-la-parte-danina-de-las-religiones\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714120310110000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3PKkVIOqUfMWOVfJz0FZmI\">Harmful religiosity<\/a><\/u><\/span>, as in Iraq or Afghanistan.<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><u><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/communism-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/comunismo-1\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714120310110000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ahT9PtjT3c3a8m-7mFLrh\">Far-left extremism<\/a><\/u><\/span> that steals and destroys countries, as in Venezuela or Cuba.<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><u><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/oppose-imperialism-militarism-and-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/opongamonos-al-imperialismo-el-militarismo-y-la-violencia\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714120310110000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1OZgS8NLtcD6Mlq-EKYjk6\">Belligerent imperialism<\/a><\/u><\/span>, as in Russia.<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><u><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/no-seamos-racistas-etnicistas-xenofobos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/no-seamos-racistas-etnicistas-xenofobos\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714120310110000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3XhzkQr6ocX6Z3EfjsVNcY\">Ethnicism<\/a><\/u><\/span>, as in much of Africa or Myanmar.<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>Disregard for the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><u><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/?page_id=55647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/reconozcamos-el-derecho-de-autodeterminacion\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714120310110000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3TIQCVmZmr2esC0IG91X4S\">right to self-determination<\/a><\/u><\/span> of territories, such as Israel\/Palestine, Ukraine with Donbas, or China with Xinjiang.<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><u><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/do-not-steal-either-directly-or-indirectly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/no-robemos-ni-directa-ni-indirectamente\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714120310110000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3IvctuwwV_nRyIUIv6VBsz\">Corruption<\/a><\/u><\/span> that leaves people in misery, as in Africa.<\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li> Etc.<\/li><\/ul><p>We apply limited-efficacy bandages again and again without healing that constantly festering wound caused by the sting of that insect called ABUSE. And we do so knowing that in the future we will have to apply new bandages that will not alleviate the pain as new humanitarian crises explode. <\/p><p>But why don&#8217;t we solve this great problem of abuse once and for all, at its root?<\/p><p>Because if the ethics of goodness, justice, honesty, freedom, and honest wealth generation had prevailed, all these human catastrophes and large-scale evils would not have occurred. And if we tackle evil from its foundations instead of patching up cracks, by disseminating these benign values, to the extent that they prevail, these harmful scourges will not be repeated. <\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/act-with-fairness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Read LIVE WITHOUT HARMING: Let&#8217;s be together<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/act-with-honesty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Read HOW TO LIVE WITHOUT HARMING? Let&#8217;s be honest <\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p><p>Let us not doubt that this is possible, as there are many countries that were barbaric just a few centuries ago and have made a great civilizational leap. If they have succeeded, why shouldn&#8217;t they be able to continue advancing? And why shouldn&#8217;t any other society be able to evolve to higher levels, like a diligent climber progressively reaching higher altitudes in their ascent of a great mountain?  <\/p><p>That it is possible does not mean it will happen on its own; rather, something must be done, and it is necessary for many of us to contribute our grain of sand:<\/p><p>1.-Start by IMPROVING ourselves. As we have a natural tendency to cause harm, especially when we benefit from it, reinforced by our <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/do-no-harm-be-open-and-avoid-harmful-gregariousness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>upbringing<\/u><\/a><\/span> and the influence of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/do-not-follow-the-herd-to-cause-harm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">herd<\/a><\/span><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/preserve-the-good-and-change-the-harmful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tradition<\/a><\/span><\/span>, it is necessary to contain these impulses, except in cases of legitimate self-defense against an aggressor. In general, it is good to be true to ourselves, but not with these kinds of malicious instincts.  <\/p><p>All or almost all of us can change, because all or almost all of us have a benevolent side, where our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/dejemonos-llevar-por-nuestro-sentido-de-la-justicia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">innate sense of justice<\/a><\/span><\/span> resides, specifically in the left prefrontal cortex, which tells us that harming innocents is wrong. We can all be the sculptors of our own selves. <\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/be-a-good-person\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Read FOR A WORLD WITHOUT HARM: Let&#8217;s be good people<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/dodecalogue-of-kindness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Read the DODECALOGUE OF KINDNESS<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p><p>2.-RAISE AWARENESS and convince others, for example, by sharing these types of messages. This will press a button that will activate one gear, which in turn will move another, and so on. <\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/convince-others-not-to-cause-harm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Read LET&#8217;S AVOID HARM!: Let&#8217;s convince others not to harm<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p><p>3.-INTENSELY EDUCATE children and adolescents in the culture of goodness, respect, tolerance, freedom, and justice. They are like sponges, and what they absorb will likely remain. <\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/educate-children-in-the-ethics-of-kindness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/eduquemos-a-los-ninos-en-la-etica-de-la-bondad\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714207149514000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3yV-NHbBF1kx0EHZo44tKq\">Read AVOID HARM: Educate children in the ethics of kindness<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p><p>Thank you for doing the above and sharing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc0a91 elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--shape-circle elementor-share-buttons--align-center elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-grid-0 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aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-496b2c7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"496b2c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75f3732\" data-id=\"75f3732\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec51d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ec51d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong> Xavier Paya <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><b>Live Without Harming initiative<\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #e5ac1b;\"><a style=\"color: #e5ac1b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705739656386000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0r_zOrwTRU9jKMsNGkX-Vn\">www.institutodelbienestar.com<\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">LET&#8217;S NOT HARM ANYONE, except in legitimate self-defense against an aggressor.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Read:<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #e5ac1b;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #e5ac1b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705739656386000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Y-BstuMG-ZGz1yLfoAV21\">other<span style=\"color: #e5ac1b; text-decoration: underline;\"> articles<\/span> from LET US NOT HARM!&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b06f6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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