Scarcity Abundance Dichotomy

The push and pull of a scarcity abundance dichotomy has the potential to change lives, and are opposites in terms of mindset. Where there is only abundance, there is much to spread around and generosity is abundant. In the places where there is only scarcity, competition is the sole priority – greed being a primary factor of one’s desires and motivations for their actions. There is a certain fear that surrounds scarcity, one that makes self-preservation and a ‘survival of the fittest’ mindset the main motivator behind people’s actions. It is an act of self-focus, to out-do the rest who have to fall behind and be the stepping stones to get to the top. Those who believe in abundance have trust in the shared goodness of others, but with scarcity there is a large absence of any trust that could enable people to work together. To look at …show more content…
The victim approach of competing about who has it worse is another show of how the cycle of suffering can continue. If the abundance mindset can be used properly, then there is a basis of approaching issues and communities that may be encountered by social change agents. In Wendy Kopp’s One Day All Children, she had an abundance mindset that looked at the opportunity of education as something to release the full potential of children, instead of making it a capitalistic competition to get the best grades. Instead of leadership as dominance, the practice of facilitating empowerment to develop new leaders is something should be embedded into social change agents, who need to realize what the danger of trying to dictate too much power to those who don’t want to be controlled. Change is variable, and no matter what kind of leader someone is, all sides of the compass can use the abundance approach to facilitate all of their best