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This is a book that grew out of a poem. Live The World You Want If you want people to be loving, be loving;If you want people to be understanding, be understanding;If you want people to invest themselves in relationshipsAnd make an effort to make them work, invest yourself;If you want a world in which people are less greedy, share;If you want a world with less war, be more at peace with yourself and others;If you want a world in which more people contribute, give;If you want a better world, be a better person.Even if others do otherwise, you can know That you are doing what you can doTo make the world a bit better rather than worse;For the world is simply you and I multiplied, and multiplied,Throughout time and is no better or worse than you and I make it.The poem had developed from an extemporaneous speech at one of Colorado Mountain College's graduation ceremonies when I was honored as Teacher of the Year. Within a few days of graduation I was asked for copies of the speech. Having none, I turned the main idea of the speech into a poem which became popular as refrigerator philosophy.Over time, the poem grew in my mind and finally became a book, a book based on a lifetime of observation, thought, and study. The major focus of the book is that the individuals we remember and glorify or vilify are not the only humans who make a difference in the course of our world. Each individual makes a difference. And since anonymous individuals far outnumber the famous and infamous, they make a much larger difference than they realize.I have seen too many people, college students and older adults, even teachers, become overwhelmed by the problems of the world and feel helpless.
Autoren-Porträt von Clay Boland Jr.
Clay Boland Jr. is a retired Colorado Mountain College Professor of Communications and Humanities. This handbook is the culmination of years of diverse life and work experiences and twenty-six years as a full-time teacher of an eclectic variety of college courses, including literature, philosophy, interpersonal relations, art, and music.
He also created and directed the Humodyssey program, a two-year interdisciplinary course of studies for freshmen and sophomores funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, a program praised by both students and visiting professors from various universities.
His desire is to help readers of this handbook find more meaning and fulfillment in their own daily "ordinary living," and also contribute more to the quality of life of those around them.
He lives in Colorado with his wife Mary, and spends time with his two grown daughters and two grandchildren. In addition, he keeps busy with his many interests, including music (he’s an accomplished jazz pianist), gardening, windsurfing, kayaking, sailing, hiking, cross-country and downhill skiing, and traveling.
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Autor:
Clay Boland Jr.
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2003, 244 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: AUTHORHOUSE
- ISBN-10: 1403317224
- ISBN-13: 9781403317223
- Erscheinungsdatum: 18.09.2003
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Dateiformat: ePub
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Größe: 0.38 MB
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