When I read page 235, there was a question Ishamel asked Alan, which I thought was very interesting:
"I mean, what happens to people who live in the hands of the gods that does not happen to people who build their lives on the knowledge of good and evil?"-pg. 235
This question got me thinking, is there really something positive that happens to "Leavers" that doesn't happen to "Takers"? But, when I got to page 237, I read two passages which made me realize that there is something very important that only happens to "Leavers". Something I was not aware of.
"What happens to people-to creatures in generlal- who live in hands of the Gods?"-pg. 237
"Ah. Yes, I see. They evolve."-pg.237
I haven't realized that this was actually true. That the reason why man became man, was because they evolved. And this was only possible by men living as part of the world, not as the rulers of the world. We "Takers" are stopping evolution for every creature by controlling everyhting around us instead of allowing things to be natural, just how they are supposed to be. But, the "Leavers" believed that we belonged to the world, and this allowed us to continue evolving. In page 240, there is an interesting passage which made me think of what will happen if we humans, believe what "Leavers" believe.
"And what happens if you take the Leaver premise, that man belongs to the world?" pg.240
"Then creation goes on forever."-pg. 240
I began to think if it was actually possible for humans to live as the world didn't belong to them. If we could find a way to live as if we belonged to the world. As I kept on reading, I found that Alan said something very interesting:
"In other words, the world doesn't need to belong to man- but it does need man to belong to it."-pg. 243
By reading this, I undestood that we "Takers" believe that we need the world to bleong to us. But really, the world needs us to belong to it. We have caused lots of damage and devastation in the world, and if we don't fix this, we are going to cause the world to destroy with ourselves in it. In order to fix this, we need that every person in the world to understand this, and do something about it.
"I think that what you're groping for is that people need more than to be scolded, more than to be made to feel stupid and guilty. They need more than a vision of doom. They need a vision of the world and of themselves that inspires them."-pg. 244
miércoles, 27 de agosto de 2008
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