## Metadata - Author: [[Sharif M. Abdullah]] - Full Title: Creating a World That Works for All - Category: #books ## Highlights - The ultimate questions are not about race/ethnicity, poverty/affluence, political party or any other division of the world in the Breaker scheme of things. My ultimate question is this: In a world of six billion humans and countless other beings, how can we create circumstances wherein each being can flourish, without limiting the life expression of others? In short, how can we create a world that truly works for all? ([Location 705](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B005LY2FXA&location=705)) - One of the hardest things to do in our sessions is not to have an opinion. Our job is not to have the “answers” but to help those taking part arrive at their own solutions. We walk in the door not with a product but with a process. ([Location 1023](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B005LY2FXA&location=1023)) - Breaker society, with its underlying assumption,” There is not enough,” is based on fear. But if we try to scare people into a Mender Society, we will simply sow the seeds of more separation, brutality, and violence. Fear will simply reconstruct the Breaker society with a new face. Civil disobedience without compassion is just noise. Marching without heart is just motion. Speeches without love are just words. ([Location 1483](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B005LY2FXA&location=1483)) - When you consciously alter your relationship to time, everyone around you notices. Those who feel that they are trapped by time will find in your example the courage to examine their own lives. It is important not to make this change in a quirky or weird way. Create an example that someone would want to emulate, not shun. The model you provide must be more attractive to people than the one they are currently following. ([Location 2366](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B005LY2FXA&location=2366))