E-Books →How the Force Can Fix the World Lessons on Life, Liberty, and Happiness from a Galaxy Far, Far Away

"You can't stop the change - anymore than you can stop the sun from setting." Anakin Skywalker was never able to live with this wisdom shared by his mother on the day he left home to train as a Jedi Knight. That failure led him to becoming the fearsome villain we all know as Darth Vader.
We're living in a time of unprecedented and rapid change. An age of chaos. Democracies are in decline worldwide. Dictators are ascendant. Civic organizations are crumbling. People feel lonelier and more rudderless thanin any othertime in recent history.We've tried to slow down, and in some cases we, like Anakin, have triedstop the change, butfailed at every turn. The fears that come with living in anage of disruptionhaveproduced public anger, and that anger has swelled movements of hate.
Author Stephen Kent believes part of the solution is hiding in plain sight. A story that binds together multiple generations with a common language,amoral framework, andasense of wonder. It'sStar Wars.
What if we looked toStar Warsfor more than just entertainment?How the Force Can Fix the Worldtakes this challenge on by analyzing the core principles of theStar Warsfranchise: HOPE, CHOICE, HUMILITY, EMPATHY, REDEMPTION, BALANCE and rejecting FEAR.Together, these are theStar Warsroadmap for living better lives, and maybe even fostering a better politics.
The path that we're on- where fear leads to anger, and anger to hatred -will only end in suffering. ButStar Warsshows us the way back from the brink. Shared stories of virtue that are beloved across cultures and political divides are hard to come by, butStar Warsis one such story. Turn on the news; things are pretty broken right now - but the Force can fix the world.