We cannot be mere consumers of good governance, we must be participants; we must be co-creators.

When a government is in fear of dissent from its own citizens, and when its reaction is to shut out that dissent, we should all worry.

Most disciplines invite us to more mindfulness, and more contentment. Not by consuming more externally, but by harvesting more from within, and by sharing more without. Neurosciences and behavioural sciences increasingly corroborate this ancient wisdom - joy can come from giving, and unlimited happiness from bonhomie.

As citizens, we have to co-create good governance, we cannot outsource it and hope to be passively happy consumers. Like everything worth its while, good governance must be earned.

One of the great conundrums in philanthropy globally is that the way wealth creation happens itself often creates the inequities in society.

Poor governance affects us all - entrepreneurs, homemakers, farmers, labourers, whatever identities we might have.