Set against a background of hugely irrational social dysfunction
and restlessness, the essence of the book concerns the ideal of
people growing into a sufficient wholeness, integration and
contentment in their identity. This requires all of us to take due
account of each component of our personality (body, intellect,
soul-spirit, emotion, and creativity) and intentionally nurturing
these. Then, at each life-stage, we may function better as healthy
citizens in family and community settings, being effective as role
models, mentors and leaders in varied levels and contexts.
The book therefore challenges us to take our whole nature seriously
as individuals, within the reality of our social, physical and
emotional inter-dependence. It calls for new vision, in particular
amongst educators, parents and others in the caring professions,
including politicians, warning that without new enlightenment upon
our relationships, with self, other, society and the environment,
our highly unstable social ecologies will remain grossly
inefficient, and swiftly become unsustainable.
After noting that 'future shock' has arrived, the first part of the
book is devoted to outlines of 'the natural nature of persons', the
'givens' of the human situation. The second part focuses upon
practical aspects of policy renewal that can offer grounded hope
for more people attaining 'a good life', living and loving
authentically in community.
Two helpful summarizing appendices are provided on 'mentoring' and
on 'human attachment', themes which feature throughout the main
text.
In their relaxed, uncomplicated, wise and spiritually illuminating
conversations, the authors lead readers through implicit
underlyingquestions of meaning and purpose in human life with
sensitivity. Helpfully, they refer engagingly to their own
problematic experiences of 'getting a life'. Matters of
spirituality and faith are discussed with compassion and without
dogma, noting that, without some understanding of our selves,
including matters of brain and emotional development, 'religious
beliefs' that lose sight of our basic need to receive, give and
propagate 'reliable love' can be more of a problem than a solution
within contemporary human living.
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