Depending
on your view of the world – and your values, politics, and faith – you may see
certain things as being great or bad. But
we can all agree that authors can help create a better
world -- and a better impression of it. So
where are all the books that can help us fix the world?
Books
that spotlight a problem are important, to a degree, for they get us looking at
what needs to be addressed, but books that offer real solutions hold more
promise. It’s not enough to complain, or
expose a pothole – we need ideas and action to resolve problems.
As a
liberal, I can’t understand how Donald Trump became president nor how he holds
onto the presidency amidst daily allegations of ethical violations,
law-breaking, and rules-busting. All we
hear is Russia this and Russia that but nothing has happened. Where are the impeachment hearings or
something tangible? We hear a lot of bluster from Democrats and accusations by
the media. Is there enough here to take
action, to draw accurate conclusions that lead to punishment or change at the
White House? The system feels broken and
stagnated. Can books and authors come
out with books that lead to change or action?
Or will nothing come of all this?
Al
Gore, at it again, releasing an updated film version of An Inconvenient Truth. Could
this be the type of content that leads, to change – or will we continue to go
backwards with the U.S. withdrawing from a global climate treaty?
Books, over the years, have led to changes in people’s views, which led to changes in
actions – from how we treat women, blacks, and the disabled to how we parent,
invest money and eat. But those changes
take years – decades – and come slowly and in small doses. It’s very hard to move the public opinion
needle despite facts, figures, and events.
We
live in an era where information is doubted or contested – fake news is really
a problem; frauds dismissing facts as fake news is a problem; and over-relying on the Wild West Internet is
a problem. We need books to settle
things and get society moving in a uniform – and correct – direction.
Books
don’t just have competition to make money, but to be believed. Books can cover books. Media outlets can dismiss books. Movies,
plays, and other forms of communication can run counter to books. Books struggle to dominate any discussion
when so many options for information exist.
But,
it’s up to writers and book publicists to rally around the right books. Do we know which ones they are? Do they exist? What’s right today can be
wrong tomorrow.
We
need a book that explains everything at once – or is that making it even
harder for us? You might agree on one
issue, but not another. But the book
shouldn’t be viewed as a political party platform – it should be viewed as an
unbiased, honest representation of the facts as we know them to be.
It’s
hard to promote the truth in a book because we don’t even recognize it when
it’s in front of us. But something needs
to be done to counter the lies, harm, and evil that circulate daily. We can’t
sit back or stay on the sideline. Go write,
promote, and read the books that are needed, that are most important, that are
pure and good!
So
which books should we read? Which ones
need to be written? Can we even agree on
that?
Books
can inspire us. Time’s running out. If we want to see a better world, we need
books to lead the way.
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