Parable of the Sower: the New York Times bestseller

struggles Are essentially power struggles. Who will rule, Who will lead, Who will define, refine, confine, design, Who will dominate. All struggles Are essentially power struggles, And most are no more intellectual than two rams knocking their heads together. EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING

All that you touch You Change. All that you Change Changes you. The only lasting truth Is Change. God Is Change.

In order to rise From its own ashes A phoenix First Must Burn.

discovery rather than invention, exploration rather than creation.

So what is God? Just another name for whatever makes you feel special and protected?

Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation. Civilization, like intelligence, may serve well, serve adequately, or fail to serve its adaptive function. When civilization fails to serve, it must disintegrate unless it is acted upon by unifying

“It’s better to teach people than to scare them, Lauren. If you scare them and nothing happens, they lose their fear, and you lose some of your authority with them. It’s harder to scare them a second time, harder to teach them, harder to win back their trust. Best to begin by teaching.”

They have no power to improve their lives, but they have the power to make others even more miserable. And the only way to prove to yourself that you have power is to use it.

All that you touch, You Change. All that you Change, Changes you. The only lasting truth Is Change.