Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Live the World You Want
    Live the World You Want
    Live the World You Want
    Ebook220 pages2 hours

    Live the World You Want

    By Clay Boland Jr.

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    This is a book that grew out of a poem. Live The World You Want If you want people to be loving, be loving;If you want people to be understanding, be understanding;If you want people to invest themselves in relationshipsAnd make an effort to make them work, invest yourself;If you want a world in which people are less greedy, share;If you want a world with less war, be more at peace with yourself and others;If you want a world in which more people contribute, give;If you want a better world, be a better person.Even if others do otherwise, you can know That you are doing what you can doTo make the world a bit better rather than worse;For the world is simply you and I multiplied, and multiplied,Throughout time and is no better or worse than you and I make it.The poem had developed from an extemporaneous speech at one of Colorado Mountain College's graduation ceremonies when I was honored as Teacher of the Year. Within a few days of graduation I was asked for copies of the speech. Having none, I turned the main idea of the speech into a poem which became popular as refrigerator philosophy.Over time, the poem grew in my mind and finally became a book, a book based on a lifetime of observation, thought, and study. The major focus of the book is that the individuals we remember and glorify or vilify are not the only humans who make a difference in the course of our world. Each individual makes a difference. And since anonymous individuals far outnumber the famous and infamous, they make a much larger difference than they realize.I have seen too many people, college students and older adults, even teachers, become overwhelmed by the problems of the world and feel helpless.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateSep 18, 2003
    ISBN9781403317223
    Live the World You Want
    Author

    Clay Boland Jr.

    Clay Boland Jr. is a retired Colorado Mountain College Professor of Communications and Humanities. This handbook is the culmination of years of diverse life and work experiences and twenty-six years as a full-time teacher of an eclectic variety of college courses, including literature, philosophy, interpersonal relations, art, and music. He also created and directed the Humodyssey program, a two-year interdisciplinary course of studies for freshmen and sophomores funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, a program praised by both students and visiting professors from various universities. His desire is to help readers of this handbook find more meaning and fulfillment in their own daily "ordinary living," and also contribute more to the quality of life of those around them. He lives in Colorado with his wife Mary, and spends time with his two grown daughters and two grandchildren. In addition, he keeps busy with his many interests, including music (he’s an accomplished jazz pianist), gardening, windsurfing, kayaking, sailing, hiking, cross-country and downhill skiing, and traveling.

    Related to Live the World You Want

    Related ebooks

    Teaching Methods & Materials For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      The Wheel Of Time

      Jan 22, 2018

      The Wheel Of Time
      4 min read

    • Article

      Why Can’t Americans Cope With Trauma?

      Dec 12, 2016

      After her mother died, poet and writer MEGHAN O’ROURKE found that grief was an isolating force. The lack of public discussion and ritual surrounding death is recounted in her memoir, The Long Goodbye. 2015 Global Thinker HANYA YANAGIHARA also explore

      3 min read

    • Article

      Our Library

      Jan 23, 2018

      The alternative of having versus being does not appeal to common sense. To have, so it would seem, is a normal function of our life: in order to live we must have things. Moreover, we must have things in order to enjoy them. In a culture in which the

      2 min read

    • Article

      Always Different, Always the Same

      Feb 22, 2022

      The superb science journalist Sharon Begley, who wrote a regular column for Mindful until her untimely death in early 2021, was fond of studies of personality: the different types, how much they’re influenced by our environment and our relationships,

      9 min read

    • Article

      Queer Chi

      Oct 6, 2020

      Queer Chi
      7 min read

    • Article

      Hedonism Is Overrated – To Make The Best Of Life There Must Be Pain, Says This Yale Professor

      Jan 23, 2022

      The simplest theory of human nature is hedonism– – we pursue pleasure and comfort. Suffering and pain are, by their very nature, to be avoided. The spirit of this view is nicely captured in The Epic of Gilgamesh: “Let your belly be full, enjoy yourse

      6 min read

    • Article

      A CLOSER LOOK AT Dying Wise

      Jan 31, 2018

      A CLOSER LOOK AT Dying Wise
      12 min read

    • Article

      Surviving Storms: A Q&A from the Heart with Mark Nepo

      Sep 5, 2022

      Estimated reading time: 7 minutes — I am excited to share that my new book, Surviving Storms: Finding the Strength to Meet Adversity, will be published this September by St. Martin’s Essentials. It is a book that has taken three years to retrieve an

      5 min read

    • Article

      Life’s Too Short

      Jul 29, 2019

      Life’s Too Short
      5 min read

    • Article

      12 Soul-mending Questions

      Oct 10, 2018

      12 Soul-mending Questions
      9 min read

    • Article

      Mindfulness In Action

      Apr 23, 2019

      Mindfulness In Action
      6 min read

    • Article

      Turning To The Present Moment Of Racism

      Aug 4, 2020

      May those who are in danger of being threatened or killed by kings, thieves, or scoundrels, who are troubled by hundreds of different fears, may all those beings who are oppressed by the advent of troubles be delivered from those hundreds of extreme

      11 min read

    • Article

      Fire

      Dec 13, 2023

      Fire
      6 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Live the World You Want

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Live the World You Want - Clay Boland Jr.

      Nabook_preview_excerpt.html[r㶒~.({L͖g,)^@"$!& \!;y<~_7@R9[J%n߽ݼY0 Z\/qӼ[^?-Vnʼ_կ˻3 n8ns'?].w/&8/Yo7< 3ruw4\Ǭ/ sqgWWCID~Sʻ5u.ԋ5qX\~k3=.NjTL+yAa\|X谼W6~5iizbf>^1bM:Eŝ:sO85rzt}!^`'cG0ZM"2yuXLna()~y.^7O7Ÿxz3wywZu-M-ɾ]=~n`??.o1|$6~W}7{gvto*经rGxwo̾u3՝ ;c|B{t|M϶Jھ;pXZg6}ZWp{$ |Ͽ?2 '[ ;Xlk m_vօنzS(3#_o[WxVWVv/ J4nqUgqm j˙Ζ؋з۾.c ,w|okO'sJ ̥ۻtp2 Eia=;d:$.|Oݹ/cPUJB[R6~bf! xe[*L0mPx=v"i~ bI~*hvKߝΖOX9/Vb,`mٻ~t90Z[Y>Vۮo_P|!g,}||lϏ4p-A6>mhdPZZ@9M< >tA|5r.!?6,І~7blA3’B|h&GV]p(!QLRvrZ݄$;HMߕ݋GJR|{V`,Dm;U?0GVPXhر%,`xq <*؉5}/Qq 4}梼g[:xc+/U\|<;+ n hSw8:ٵ7 =-t =^ sqP9řm7== 'g餁Yq s7n0 b 'Fb^\#WtL X\|~żD/ +׾dyT]<^|Q|Eb}9jLZ]܀|,F:;[\oA?_A rw#/\X\JXnx}ՁܙՕXCg /Sf,?^?܏#wy{778H%x%Wo>|Gp3Clwá%i밁E $F{Ca4=ߢ @%vz1q)oK dc y ]8&Bk;6'}@qXG_2bޑkaR:a6a3a%/Ƞ䅫;}eRDU0ġZ?1x20BOBĶd: d7o{(Ospd:۸񞲅ꔳ$ގ.5v}] @|cOv%ض1b*ŒŚ`ED|P`YZ #XAЖ@= 5Ak͔\ @Irܼ37ECq/0~(f6{)!U 8HOFK-A0d> `v1 zڿ2;{Uzr[7xVHL}iJ'$@ ر^|eS-ZIѥ |R| ^ dSɕ1ž!ʳ+S_|x#!܉'!q ^;2gRc䃛4Xq6YwC#|$&ⲙX2-|>s"vLHnY\Mfb ݦœX~bЈ^A2"=6}K {%0 u,*+*%6S< }^]l&&"wp.Sy"}GP;@R 4SMIZ** (70 xYg ewJ_PQJĖpM'Z_YA:levmRP`~+V|zAp{͵6{0I))3unI EwΘ%˝+ .kj+^ƔZ!T RʩoY-ܖV'W/{έ0f njw>ըΊXI {5AA4XtR}o$#K(ʺ6GZHIo)ɛh~! HDKת12e 9M\lJF @=]gp3!j- C.Li\{X*bGW>L@՟fwx "%P;@)A(#)jܬ`g#!`~(Cidd2>X^RhWߐLMR1Ru>} 8V;LL{Xzfx$Ӗ7pd]+Q!9Db3)q_yYvbQ!38Xj'HZ[yaC&//ayPacR4~a=-kyvw{CyByJuxO9w}ea0K퐱[]HjG4$(-Ȣ$=ev%MUL_p?%9nT8+JW 'oB+t6tkhѲf#P$bFYwJd\ lJ ,GR S钦ղ@֌}RMj Fϳ6Ի 1ZDW][ $i0lr 9 (H{J8 Ŵgep'A[$7, o_SZ:O5SBW/z8 =hOl&[I͹U44$˓|lw%aM8Vh4sdM -ɳ+#N_kEVKjdab,S?3-{!rQD ,Y\M /ّpM1v&"]Zj6h" Iwsl8&v&qJaR)E BO>RRO + :Ij:D˷0Јvw|XV-Mn-5Ly t((^!n+yS]]̛<57bW6*%:/$]M7jȁR6XC%Jo#&@ @G_2q;LdlDeWjĔY7Q^,s*T-Ix;2_6 `b[2ߙ'ko~Z)V)h}N&4K\MӃ6- TrrFm;BRS4hgLTԴ3HGI6˅!s Ujh6 H׶^1 WuO=&A nY<тonlIvJ&fC ~<= D3hz<\]L'{}Ls@Z)p [#:Sf!9O<}:Tȹ؋BvC&cMaqg‰ $wZ%Vas>sRoj|Q͞H{1]flf"_<#6-IRwu hyrDI/"3iE܅M@}Mn[=TLj4M xV 䞢:uOT8XGtI+D@S5v\* ;-H6¸O)%Cry,u}O7E-OV? "J< tIN0Љ'CAlF=ᣇ!֕kxdL#iQh9OQJ";11ϞG"3pߙFh ѴDhY{v;; =w>zi|:`rX :S biCN(|сsF끠tA\f_' W"Mb{LS)*`VF{XR,TbS_q֍{ gm#/>Dd:>R>ue6X6O_Mbe۵m;kAdjG'dF"Y7u&&x݋jU>ם,RV%|2py L"_oIH9%>z_y3qVCz]"p:#Tȴ޺b"iF-{1EۏpIUdd)P#g[rtXwBo>_\˙\\<\vC"%h1DC. &=!bg̶fgW"H2()P*H,<`z͓DkSǴWaE;hl)UH3H2 +:lIm"0FPx$yb 9`U P0ęHɏ_B vZltCr["c;_c_`f'&]cx14B ՗vbqH'$.{*>Y #< #L@…ƟhZ|Ei31љ#s-&U +}K__1 Գ<"T6[43O0ejR.)Υܨ<[٭ݴ^#)+ VA|Mt)Yl܇ćFWh.ȦV;'{X.0[֐G;;dz
      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1