"Meaning—The
Secret of Being Alive"
By Cliff Havener
This
is a book about the Why of things—that territory of life we're
forbidden to enter. I wrote it to show why life is so lifeless for so many
people, why meaning has been so difficult to find, and what to do about it
if you want to. Mankind's search for meaning has been a long, frustrating
journey that began shortly after the rise of civilization. Now that we are
beginning to understand complex systems, we're finding that civilization
itself, as we have defined it, is the major obstacle to finding meaning in
life. Finding meaning in life requires having a systems view of it,
because the things of life are systems. We talk about them. We refer to
systems of government, systems of communication, ecological systems,
systems of business, systems of thinking—but most of us have a linear
view, not a systems view, of systems. That's why they have no meaning to
us.
The following links
provide an introduction to the first three chapters of the book.
For more
information about Cliff Havener's book, "Meaning The Secret of
Being Alive," visit www.forseekers.com.
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