Power to change

In finishing this book I looked for only the positive ideas Lappe talked about. I fully believe in the changes our world needs to apply for survival. We can accomplish this through an active and orderly democracy. We have to be understandable with the process we are facing. It will take time and knowing that will change the frustrations we might feel. The other thing we have to do is have patients. “In order to multiply the courageous, we can actively protect, publicly reward, and honor truth tellers – including those risking humiliation, livelihoods, or their lives to uphold democratic values. “ (page218) This gives us opportunities to expand our ideas in only a positive way. What can life be if we have an open positive mind? How much progression can be produced with that type of heart? I believe that the more our society, as a whole, thinks like that the more we can get ourselves out of the problem areas we face. “We can transform these assailants into that which can save us.” (page174) Time goes by, we can either carry each moment with an idea of togetherness or we can just watch it pass. The people who let it pass are those who are afraid. I do not want to be afraid of what is in store for me. I will accept it as it comes and make the best of that. People who fear don’t every truly get that chance to live. “We can remake the idea of fear itself and reshape our instinctual responses.” (page166) We can change. Democracy can change.