A quote from The Soul of Man Under Socialism
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A quote from The Soul of Man Under Socialism
“A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing. And when Humanity lands there, it looks out, and, seeing a better country, sets sail. Progress is the realization of Utopias.” — Oscar Wilde
A Systems Change Researcher's Journal #5: Gaia Theory and The Earth Charter
In 1891, Oscar Wilde wrote: “A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at.”
Kristen R. Ghodsee • Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life
Our culture often sells us faulty, fantastical maps of “the good life” that paint alluring pictures that draw us toward them. All too often we stake the expedition of our lives on them, setting sail toward them with every sheet hoisted. And we do so without thinking about it because these maps work on our imagination, not our intellect. It’s not un
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In a lot of ways people can be split into aimless and not-aimless like this. I think humans are at their best when they are reaching towards something. It doesn't have to be practical or noble necessarily, but something about the reaching itself seems to be required for people to flourish.