Fix the World
The world is falling apart. You can ignore it, and let the kids deal with the damage, or you can change the way you live and mitigate that damage. This show’s about changing: Take less, give more, and leave more alone. It’s simple. If you do it well, you’ll fix the world. If you don’t, you can do everything else and accomplish nothing. That’s my summary statement after 80 years of struggling to make meaning of life. I'm not paid to do this podcast, and I'm not selling anything. I just want a better life for my kids, and your kids, and their kids. If that's what you want, I can help you make it happen. Think critically about what you want. There's probably a big difference between what you think you want and what you really want. Fix the world by knowing this difference, and working for what you really want.
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Fix the World
Episode 14, Peace and War
Peace is a state of contentment. War precludes this, but the absence of war does not ensure peace. Soon, hopefully, war will end in Palestine, and a United College Plan for Enduring Peace in Palestine is begging for attention in MOMS Blog. But it's a misnomer. No one find contentment just because the shooting stops. Even after the dead are buried and the war memories fade, if there is war anywhere, it must preclude peace everywhere. And, currently, there is war in Russia and Ukraine, Ethiopia and Eritrea, Yemen and Saudi Arabia, and elsewhere. War ranks with hunger, poverty, illiteracy, exploitation, disease, and climate change as the conspicuous reasons our world needs fixing. Even if war were removed from this list, the other reasons would preclude peace until they also are removed. Removing them all can seem impossible. But achieving this impossible dream is all that can make true peace, and all that can make meaning of your life. So, fix the world.