Would you like to know what my all time favourite word is in the entire English language?

You ready?

Here it is …

“Ponder”

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I love it and I think it’s because it’s one of my favourite things to do.

What I love just as much as the word “ponder” is finding a great book that makes me ponder – Humankind is just such a book.*

Bregman looks at whether our perception of humankind fits the Hobbesian view (humankind bad, civilization forces us to be good) or are we more in line with Rousseau’s thinking (man good, civilization corrupts). If you follow the 24 hour news cycle, you would likely lean to the former. However, Bregman makes a very strong cases that Rousseau’s argument is the stronger – and I’m glad that he does.

In  a world begging for long overdue change, whether it be gender and racial equality, climate change, LGBTQ rights, etc.  – optimism is needed now more than ever. Although cynical thinking is so often perceived and accepted as intelligence and wisdom, it is optimism that is required to lead change. Cynicism can help us point out what is wrong but left alone it leads to stasis. We have to believe that we can change.

As artists, we have the tools at our disposal to shine a new lens on and challenge what has so commonly been accepted as just a part of life – the hope being that new perspective will in fact lead to action and ultimately, change.

I’m looking forward to seeing how this line of thinking and inspiration will direct future works.

Much to ponder … hmmm ….

* Thanks to my close friend who threw this book my way. Very much appreciated and right on cue in thinking I would love this book.