Creating a World that Works for All by Sharif Adbullah. It's the book I'm currently reading. I've come to dread Topical Tuesday because I'm not finding many things in current events that inspire hope. In so many ways these are dark times. This is precisely why it has become necessary to focus on the positive.Achieving a "new world order" isn't going to be easy. Individuals will need to commit to the task and do the hard world necessary to get us there but I can't think of many things more worthwhile.
Abdullah begins the book with this quote:
A human being is part of a whole, called by us "universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest--a kind of delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. ---- Albert EinsteinThe next time you're feeling alone, isolated, insignificant, remember this quote. Read some Jung, Einstein, Buddha or the Bible. The best parts of any religion share much in common. Abdullah compares some of the wisest words:
What is hateful to you, do not do to others --- Rabbi Hillel
Do not hurt others with that which hurts yourself. -- Buddha
Do unto others whatever you would have then do unto you. -- Jesus
None of you is a believer until you love for your neighbor what you love for yourself. -- Muhammad
So the next time you see yourself in a mirror or glimpse your reflection in a window really look at what you see. Look deeply, very deeply. Through your image you can see the world.
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