Some people might say that the era of conversation is over--they say that our world is full of differences and conversations are basically useless. The current world is a win-or-lose world. Just make sure that we can win here, no matter who it includes. This is equivalent to saying that we are fighting and everything is just a competition of tactics.
But who is our enemy? The major problems we face are climate change, species extinction, severe inequality, inadequate employment, young people's anxiety, social instability, economic output that can provide a sense of mission The number of jobs is seriously insufficient-not from the "other party". These problems are caused by us. Our lifestyle cannot provide the most basic conditions for the health and well-being of us and the many other lives that share a small planet with us. In this war between us and ourselves, victory or defeat has no meaning, we are just busy turning around in place.
Before we know it, we have used madness, anger and fear to wipe out the true progress that can benefit all lives. I believe that more and more people understand this. They know that the status quo must change. They know that you cannot continue to pursue material growth on a planet with limited resources, and today, the foolish act of purely pursuing material growth will basically only lead to more and more serious cases of expanding "my share" in material enjoyment. Vicious competition, no matter whether this competition occurs between people or between countries. To a certain extent, they know that the problem is not "we fight them", but the new "us" in the sense of "what kind of future all of us want to create".
The irony is that with this view, the contrast between what we think others should do and what actually happens around us will become stronger, so it may worsen the situation.
Faced with this reality, we basically have only two choices. One is to continue to "fight for noble goals", to pursue the kind of progress we like in the battle for control, and the other is to change. But what does the change here mean? How is it different from "giving up"? First of all, it is not about letting you relax your pursuit of the goals you believe in.It's about changing the way you pursue it. Simply put, it requires you to realize that if you want to achieve real change, you must overcome both external and internal obstacles. If you only want to overcome external obstacles and ignore internal obstacles, then progress can only be a dream. The reverse is also true. Therefore, our real choice is to either focus on external and internal obstacles at the same time, or ignore both. What we really want to do is to become a practitioner of reflection, not only emphasizing action, but also pursuing awareness, not only paying attention to external problems, but also exploring inner obstacles.
So, in the end, as actors dedicated to creating a better future for all children (we do this all the time because we have a sense of mission in life), the question boils down to how we should have the next conversation. As the great physicist Werner Heisenberg
(Werner Heisenberg) said: "Science comes from conversation." When it comes to social change, the situation is exactly the same. Are we to win or to gain enlightenment? After the conversation, are we closer to each other?
Are we more confident in the future? Or the opposite? Our behavior is to foster a possible future, Or is it consolidating a past that traps us in our usual patterns of thinking and behavior?
In the face of these more fundamental problems, Jason Jay and Gabriel Grant gave a set of complete and practical guidelines . They know that fundamental changes can never be achieved by wish alone. It also requires practice-they have a way to allow us to continuously develop our awareness of ourselves with the help of daily conversation. They also know that this is by no means a lonely journey, you have to travel with others. They can work hand in hand with you to open up their minds and hearts through continuous exploration and discovery, and ultimately lead to a fundamental change.
As neuroscientists say: "Under pressure, the function of the brain will degenerate." At this time, we will also retreat to the most primitive and most accustomed behavior mode. From the perspective of society as a whole, this is also completely correct. . Today, we can see such a regression all over the world. To make real progress on the major issues we face, the key is to reawaken the ability to listen, talk and think sincerely with each other.
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