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The Road Less Traveled and Beyond: Some Thoughts
by M. Scott Peck
The books subtitle is “Spiritual Growth in an Age of Anxiety” and while the book is almost 25 years old are we any less anxious? Pandemic, climate change, political deadlock would all tend to let us thing that things are getting worse. Yet, one line in the book rings true: “Indeed, we might think on our more optimistic days of Utopia as having already started, albeit barely.”
I tend to take the viewpoint that no society has ever been as successful as ours – the most tangible benefits, for the greatest number of people, with more time for leisure, hobbies, travel, and family, yet. Yet. Yet we are all greatly stressed. We all complicate simple things and look for simple answers for complex issues. We have no time for thinking as we are too busy doing. Who has time to sharpen the saw when there is so much wood to cut?
Why?
The book makes strong arguments for the need to achieve “a deeper awareness of how to live rich, fulfilling lives in a world fraught with stress and anxiety.” For the same society that has provided so much for so many have the capacity for destruction – slowly or quickly – like we have never before seen. “The survival of our civilization may well depend upon whether our institutions can evolve into sustainable communities and hence become ongoing learning organizations.”
The author shares a lifetime of profound ‘scientific’ insight with a deep and wisdom on spirituality. He has addressed millions via his books and lectures and while he is no longer amongst us on this earth, perhaps he is still encouraging us along. Scott Peck talks about decision making that should lead to ethical choices for the betterment of society. He deals with good and evil; the need to overcome narcissism; the necessity of community and the importance of love.
Dr. Peck also shares thoughts and guidance on growing old, the journey towards death, the need to learn and the need to share. You do not need to like all of the talk to leave with some wise and profound lessons. The reading and pondering of The Road Less Traveled and Beyond is an adventure worth undertaking, and especially poignant during this New Normal.
Happy Reading.
Lino Matteo ©™
Twitter @Lino_Matteo
https://linomatteo.wordpress.com/2021...
by M. Scott Peck
The books subtitle is “Spiritual Growth in an Age of Anxiety” and while the book is almost 25 years old are we any less anxious? Pandemic, climate change, political deadlock would all tend to let us thing that things are getting worse. Yet, one line in the book rings true: “Indeed, we might think on our more optimistic days of Utopia as having already started, albeit barely.”
I tend to take the viewpoint that no society has ever been as successful as ours – the most tangible benefits, for the greatest number of people, with more time for leisure, hobbies, travel, and family, yet. Yet. Yet we are all greatly stressed. We all complicate simple things and look for simple answers for complex issues. We have no time for thinking as we are too busy doing. Who has time to sharpen the saw when there is so much wood to cut?
Why?
The book makes strong arguments for the need to achieve “a deeper awareness of how to live rich, fulfilling lives in a world fraught with stress and anxiety.” For the same society that has provided so much for so many have the capacity for destruction – slowly or quickly – like we have never before seen. “The survival of our civilization may well depend upon whether our institutions can evolve into sustainable communities and hence become ongoing learning organizations.”
The author shares a lifetime of profound ‘scientific’ insight with a deep and wisdom on spirituality. He has addressed millions via his books and lectures and while he is no longer amongst us on this earth, perhaps he is still encouraging us along. Scott Peck talks about decision making that should lead to ethical choices for the betterment of society. He deals with good and evil; the need to overcome narcissism; the necessity of community and the importance of love.
Dr. Peck also shares thoughts and guidance on growing old, the journey towards death, the need to learn and the need to share. You do not need to like all of the talk to leave with some wise and profound lessons. The reading and pondering of The Road Less Traveled and Beyond is an adventure worth undertaking, and especially poignant during this New Normal.
Happy Reading.
Lino Matteo ©™
Twitter @Lino_Matteo
https://linomatteo.wordpress.com/2021...
