III. Achieving Equilibrium. Chapter 10: How the Arts Can Model New Attitudes

The following chapters will outline our escape route from the current crisis. They will touch on six basic aspects of life—arts, economy, education, politics, health, and climate—and will offer guidelines as to how we can use the desire to give to our benefit...

As important as media is to our culture, it cannot make the required shift in spirit all by itself. To complete the shift in our thinking, we must engage actors, singers, and other public idols and celebrities in the process. Their productions are displayed not only on television, but also on the Internet, in movie theatres, and on the radio, and are vital to getting the new message across...

To give people a reason to watch and re-watch movies and plays, the plots must be credible, providing valid hope and a real prospect of positive change. While a film’s starting point can be our current reality, it must include some form of reasoning about what brought us to our current state. When people discover that the cinema has become a place where they can get information that will improve their lives, they will begin to flock to the movies!..