Dimensions
137 x 184 x 12mm
Finding a Personal Meaning in a Crazy World.
In the 1960s, student leaders everywhere dreamed of changing the world via radical action. Kent Keith, then a student at Harvard, and another idea. He proposed that, while the world may sometimes seem crazy, individuals could still act well and create change for the better. He called his manifesto the 'Paradoxical Commandments'.
The first commandment states: People are illogical, unreasonable and self-centred. Love them anyway. Number two asserts that: If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
His manifesto was published in a handbook for student leaders in 1968. Over the years, these timeless principles have been appropriated, cited and generally adopted as a modern credo for "right action" by people from all walks of life, including Mother Teresa.
Keith has written an inspiring book, illustrating his principles with moving stories from his own life, as well as classic examples from history.
