The Second Mountain
Descriere
The world tells us that we should pursue our self-interest: career wins, high status, nice things. These are the goals of our first mountain. But at some point in our lives we might find that we're not interested in what other people tell us to want. We want the things that are truly worth wanting.This is the second mountain.What does it mean to look beyond yourself and find a moral cause? To forget about independence and discover dependence - to be utterly enmeshed in a web of warm relationships? What does it mean to value intimacy, devotion, responsibility and commitment above individual freedom? In The Second Mountain David Brooks explores the meaning and possibilities that scaling a second mountain offer us and the four commitments that most commonly move us there: family, vocation, philosophy and community. Inspiring, personal and full of joy, this book will help you discover why you were really put on this earth.
Despre autor
David Brooks este un autor american de origine canadiană și comentator politic și cultural. Deși se descrie ca un „republican moderat”, alții l-au caracterizat ca fiind centrist, conservator moderat sau conservator, pe baza activității sale ca contribuitor la PBS NewsHour și ca editorialist pentru The New York Times.
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