Suchergebnisse

Can thoughts ignite revolutions? How can one person's imagination empower millions to challenge tyranny and injustice in the name of freedom and democracy? In recent times, the world has been witnessing just such a mindful, viral transference of power in the uprisings and revolutions spreading across the Middle East. In Cairo, Egyptian youth, with neither a political leader of an opposition party, nor armed weapons to fight against the government militia, have been able to create a largely peaceful coup d'état. Remarkably, they achieved their goal in less than one month. Their success inoculated untold numbers of others in that region with a newfound moral courage, which is critical for translating personal intentions into civic action. We also have to acknowledge the power of the Internet and TV media for creating connectivity among the revolutionaries and the global spread of the unfolding events witnessed by millions worldwide, hour-by-hour.

Fear is one of the strongest motivators. It induces and seals the borderlines between nations, society groups, races, religions, but also family members, students, kids in the neighborhood. We can differ in many things, even strongly conflicting yet with no violence, but when fear appears, especially enforced by lack of responsibility conviction, conflicts turn, step by step into spiral we call "Lucifer Effect". Politicians who pursue more control in all spheres of life, claim they need this control to protect "us" from "them". Such extraordinary controlling measures must be taken because all who disagree with "us" are the enemy – "them", who threat our safety. Such leaders "play" the role of symbolic John Wayne, inducting fear, which make people insecure and looking for strong – uncompromising leader, who will defend "us" from "them".

Frontmatter --Inhalt --Vorwort --Achtsamkeit --Alltag --Alter --Altern --Arbeit --Ausbildung --Berufsorientierung --Berufswechsel --Beschleunigung --Bildung --Biografie --Biografiearbeit --Biografizität --Dating --Depression --Digitale Kommunikation --Erinnern --Familie --Familiengründung --Flexibilisierung --Freizeit --(Für-)Sorge --Gegenwart --Geschlecht --Kontinuität --Krankheit --Langeweile --Lebenslanges Lernen --Lebenslauf --Lebensphasen --Lernen --Medien --Migration --Mobilität --Muße --Nachhaltigkeit --Optimierung --Organisation --Privathaushalt --Reisen --Rituale --Schwangerschaft --Soziale Ungleichheit --Sterben --Studium --Transformation --Unsicherheit --Unterricht --Vergangenheit --Vergessen --Verrentung --Weiterbildung --Work-Life-Balance --Zeiterleben --Zeitgefühl --Zeitmanagement --Zeitperspektive --Zeitwahrnehmung --Zukunft --Verzeichnis der Autor*innen