Podcast
On Being with Krista Tippett
It was mentioned as helpful in understanding that the speaker's generation tried to save the world but gave up after five years due to a lack of change and blowback. The book helped the speaker understand the complexities involved in social change and the need for long-term commitment.
I've been very influenced by her book, Do It Anyway, which helped me understand that my generation did it because they wanted to save the world. And when within five years, the world had changed one w...
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It was mentioned as helpful in understanding that the speaker's generation tried to save the world but gave up after five years due to a lack of change and blowback. The book helped the speaker understand the complexities involved in social change and the need for long-term commitment.
I've been very influenced by her book, Do It Anyway, which helped me understand that my generation did it because they wanted to save the world. And when within five years, the world had changed one whip and there'd been a lot of blowback, they gave up on that and turned to something banal or worse.
Our charge is not to save the world after all. It is to live in it, flawed and fierce loving and humble.