Spirituality of mundane questions

Most people have fear of religion.
Some people have 'transcendental' or 'mystic' experiences.
Only a tiny part of this number are able to communicate these experiences and values.
Out of this part, a miniscule share belongs to people who are able or willing to reshape their value system and are sincere about it.

Why does it happen?

First of all, because religion and philosophy used to be considered to be dubious   topics for a casual discussion. They have been monopolized by a shrinking number of 'intellectual elite' representatives, regardless of the country or region where they would reside. This means that the so-called 'spiritual' air could be attributed to candid discussions and not mediatized.

Secondly, many churches or other religious centres were eliminated during numerous religious or social confrontations, fueled by economic inequality.

Thirdly, time is ruthless not only to material objects, but to some 'core beliefs' that the society instils. Behaviours become fashionable or suddenly 'fall from grace'. So is religiousness. It used to help people and communities control themselves and each other, it was a predominant mental state for such different activities as sales/purchase or manufacturing, that is why some forms of rituals survived ages and millennia virtually intact.

Fourthly, religion is considered to be the last resort for discriminated persons or those who are considered to be outlawed by a predominant social discourse.
As a rule, religion is not a sword, but rather a bridge that connects social strata or helps communicate important needs - the need for unity, the quest for knowledge, the importance of informal liaisons.

Numerous scholars have been dwelling for epochs about functions of religion.

In the 21st century, however, we are once again faced with a flood of religious or spiritual practices disclosed to people from all walks of life.

This state can sometimes be seen as 'chaotic' wrongfully.

The humanity is generally smart enough to give feedback and reflect on its religious and spiritual crises, so I would not label religious diversity as a problem for governments and/or major international businesses.

Religious diversity is a challenge, a mild stress factor, a puzzle, but not a sign of cultural decadence, as some highly educated and productive materialistic thinkers could state.

The main question is whether top leaders in business and politics are receptive to real (not designated) spiritual, ethical, philosophical needs and values of their employees, partners and neighbours, whether such public figures are ready to understand 'the other' in all the frailty and strength of its manifestation.

Thus, new era religious leaders or proselytes have to be tech-savvy and aware of changes and innovations. The more facts they are inclined to operate, the stronger their position is in our multifaceted and turbulent mundane reality.

What is a RL quotient?

'R' stands for 'religion'
'L' stands for 'literacy'.

The idea of creating one more scale of human talent evaluation in the 21st century is important for raising talent retainability rate in public and privately-owned workplaces, and it could help reduce workplace conflict trends in big cities.

Commercial and public structures which obtain a high religious literacy quotient are more likely to survive reforms, resource crises, bad publicity and 'black swans' that the community might be faced with.

Good, mighty yet farsighted leaders succeed at bearing in mind religious diversity and dynamics of people's belief systems, so at peak of their performance they stop malevolent trends at their beginning.

It is important to have right facts at hand while describing religiously diverse societies or communities, and this also means the third party expert needs to be
accepted as a valued guest, not an outcast or a perpetrator.

This 'religious literacy' concept is not entirely my invention.

It is a result of my having devoted years of my life to working in highly-stimulating, multipolar and diverse communities and contributing some of my natural gift to them.

This is also the outcome of experience in the media, book delivery and publishing industries - sensitive spheres in which the worker needs to be versatile, proactive, 'class smart' and 'street smart' at the same time.

If some top HR/GR specialists are willing to find out more about the concepts of religious diversity, transformation and sustainability, they should not hesitate to contact editorials of international cultural studies journals and their authorized representatives.

If some countries or regions in the world lack constructive religious publicity or are mediatized with grave mistakes, they should be strong and persistent about managing their public image - this is how peace is gained through cultural diversity and inclusion and this is how the humanity evolves ethically.

One particular person may seem indifferent or turn a blind eye to spiritual values - the whole public cannot afford it.

One particular media specialist, entrepreneur or a public sector employee may succumb to instinctive fears of malevolent strangers - the whole Earth population cannot do it.

At the brink of the new 'roaring 20s' the humanity is faced by new chances and risks, and a sound information strategy will help us stay integrated and loyal to cornerstones of fundamental science, as well as to beautiful veils of spiritual profundity.


* This essay is based on and inspired by several concepts of the society -

The Democratic Model,

The Inclusive Model,

The Multipolar Model and their respective authors,

Youth Studies by J.Spence at Durham College, UK (published in 2005)

Montessori centres for pre-school education and their employees,

Some fiction books and biopics printed in Ukraine,

The 'Ukrainian news' agency and its high-level employees,

Some East Asian and East Slavic folk legends, quoted discreetly and unremittingly in Ukrainian high schools and in global mid-quality press.

The idea of '36 plots' by F.Polti (France, literature and theatre studies).

If you seek further data about 'Religious literacy' concept implementation, please turn to international youth development organizations all around the Earth. Some of them are likely to share their view of this idea and back it with plausible numbers.

Some information in this article could also be linked to the International Labour Organization and/or its affiliates, however without overtly supporting or dismissing their official position.

This essay is part of series on Religious Studies and can be quoted, however quotation marks should be used according to international standards and with respect to information synthesis organizers and database administrators.