“If God thinks this state of war in the universe is a price worth paying for free will--that is, for making a live world in which creatures can do real good or harm and something of real importance of real importance can happen, instead of a toy world which only moves when He pulls the strings--then we may take it it is worth paying.” IfsThinkingWorldMayWarRealStatesHappensMovingUniverseCan DoCreaturesImportanceHarmStringsFree WillToys Book:The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics Source: The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics
“We're selfish to some degree, that's not a criticism and it doesn't mean that we are all narcissists. But in any situation our minds naturally evolve to what's in it for me? How does this affect me? Can this benefit me? Can this harm me? Then we might move on from that and have a more altruistic point of view about things but that's almost always our initial response.” MindMeanDoeMightMovingViewsSituationDegreesBenefitsCriticismResponseHarmPoint Of ViewSelfishEvolveInitialsNarcissist Author:Robert Greene
“Opposing what's wrong is a halfway measure at best. A rebel must also have a vision for something better, a strategy for moving toward that vision and a capacity to rally and join with others in achieving it. If the anger that drives rebellion is not transformed into the hope that inspires movement communities, it will do more harm than good.” IfsMovingCommunityVisionAchieveMovementInspireCapacityStrategyHarmRebellionRebelTransformedHalfwaySomething BetterOpposing Author:Parker J. Palmer