Brooks points out that the
first mountain is the building of the self while the second mountain deals with
four major commitments: vocation, marriage, philosophy and faith, and
community. His paradoxical conclusion is that true freedom is not going it
alone but abandoning the self in service to others.
Thursday, August 1, 2019
The Second Mountain
I just finished reading a
thought-provoking book that I highly recommend: The Second Mountain, The Quest for a Moral Life by David Brooks.
The second mountain refers to moving past the first mountain in our life of
focusing on the self to an emphasis on others through service to the community.
Brooks makes a distinction between a tribe (emphasis on the exclusiveness of us
vs. them) to a community that is inclusive.
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