If people pooled their knowledge, skills and energy we would have an unstoppable force with which to solve most of our social problems.

Asking for a favour from others is easier when you know you will have a chance to pay them back.

It is OK to reward people when they co-operate and do things for each other.

Knowing there are people around you can trust makes you feel safer and more secure.

It is who you know in life that really matters. The wider your circle of friends and acquaintances the more opportunities you have to improve the quality of your life.

Money places a high value on things that are in short supply but not on the things that really matter, like keeping the planet in a good enough state to be of use to future generations.