About the Book...
Balance the World - The Roots of Our Problems is a book about why we have
so many problems in the world,
and how to go about fixing them.
Book Highlights:
How Selfishness & Stupidity are destroying our World,
and Why Teamwork & Education are the Answers.
Opening Quote - "When it comes to fixing our problems in the
world, people are either too stupid to understand them, or too selfish
to care." - Dave Dettman
This opening quote is not meant to offend anyone. It was written to make
people understand that in order for us to fix our problems, we must first
understand
the roots of our problems, admit them, then...work together to fix them.
Introduction - The introduction simply sets the tone for what to expect while reading the book. It goes over the features and formats of the book, which include the use of graphs, charts, definitions, movie examples, as well as the important concept of balance.
Chapter 1 - Is Life Worth the Effort?
This opening chapter goes over a few of the many good things in life. Good
things that make of fighting all of the problems in the world...worth the
effort! - Including five keys to happiness.
Chapter 2 - Balance the World
This chapter explains how we are all different, and why war and fighting
must stop in order for us to establish a balance with our planet.
Chapter 3 - World Peace
10 major concepts needed for the people of the world to be able to get along
with each other, and for world peace to be realistic.
Chapter 4 - The Roots of Our Problems - How the combination of selfishness and stupidity are destroying our world, and why understanding this concept is so important.
Chapter 5 - Selfishness - The importance of teamwork, compromise, and prioritizing.
Chapter 6 - Stupidity - The importance of education, prevention, and mental toughness. Including suggestions on how to re-structure our educational systems.
Chapter 7 - Abuse of Religion - Not religion itself but how religion get abused. My theories on religion, and how it prevents the much-needed, world-wide teamwork.
Chapter 8 - Bad Parenting - How over-population is killing our planet, and why bad parenting is the main cause. Including commonsense suggestions on good parenting.
Chapter 9 - So, What are the Answers? - Take action and simply do your part.