THE RAREST ELEMENT IN THE UNIVERSE
Aha! You thought I would say Astatine (At; Atomic Number 85), right? It is the rarest naturally occurring element as it exists only as a decay product of heavier elements. Nope. I think right now, in this era, it’s got to be Empathy (Em; Atomic Number, well, who knows, though it probably should be #1 in Social Number).
If there’s one thing that I believe makes humans something other than a short-lived, angry, aggressive beast, it’s empathy. And it’s something is shorter supply in todays world than Astatine. Empathy (the ability to “feel another’s feelings and emotions”) is what allows mortal enemies to put down their weapons and, hopefully, “beat their swords into plowshares.” It’s something so fragile, that it barely exists if at all in an intensely competitive world always striving for the greatest possible increase in profit. It’s something that THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) explores indirectly though in great detail at the individual, family, “mob,” group, foray, community, national, planetary and interplanetary universe level. It’s the “glue” that elevates this sci-fu (science-based futuring) novel from a ho-hum to an epic read. Epic, because behind almost everything in NewAmerica and NewTerra including the myriad blatant “get-rich-quick” businesses lurks a thread of empathy, and it is the interconnection of these threads that weaves into existence a hopeful background story.
Take a walk to “the edge of madness,” look behind the screen that separates the edge from reality and for a moment, allow yourself to touch empathy. Directly. One-on-one. That which, I believe, is behind any better new world.
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The Edge of Madness
If there’s one thing that I believe makes humans something other than a short-lived, angry, aggressive beast, it’s empathy. And it’s something is shorter supply in todays world than Astatine. Empathy (the ability to “feel another’s feelings and emotions”) is what allows mortal enemies to put down their weapons and, hopefully, “beat their swords into plowshares.” It’s something so fragile, that it barely exists if at all in an intensely competitive world always striving for the greatest possible increase in profit. It’s something that THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) explores indirectly though in great detail at the individual, family, “mob,” group, foray, community, national, planetary and interplanetary universe level. It’s the “glue” that elevates this sci-fu (science-based futuring) novel from a ho-hum to an epic read. Epic, because behind almost everything in NewAmerica and NewTerra including the myriad blatant “get-rich-quick” businesses lurks a thread of empathy, and it is the interconnection of these threads that weaves into existence a hopeful background story.
Take a walk to “the edge of madness,” look behind the screen that separates the edge from reality and for a moment, allow yourself to touch empathy. Directly. One-on-one. That which, I believe, is behind any better new world.
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999693859 in printed or eBook versions.
The Book Depository: https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Ed... with free shipping anywhere in the world
YouTube Video Book Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je6CC...
The Edge of Madness
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