A preview of the unpublished book A CIVILIZATION WITHOUT A VISION WILL PERISH: AN INDEPENDENT SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH by David Willis LESSONS LEARNED BY THE AUTHOR (Part 7) A disorder and afflicted land China in the latter years of Lao-Tse’s life as a government official was a disordered and afflicted land. In the Book …
A preview of the unpublished book A CIVILIZATION WITHOUT A VISION WILL PERISH: AN INDEPENDENT SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH by David Willis LESSONS LEARNED BY THE AUTHOR (Part 6) SOME OTHER THINGS I HAVE LEARNED The long-term well-being of the planet and future generations My primary interest is in the long-term, in the well-being of …
A preview of the unpublished book A CIVILIZATION WITHOUT A VISION WILL PERISH: AN INDEPENDENT SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH by David Willis LESSONS LEARNED BY THE AUTHOR (Part 5) Greed Enron was one of the largest bankruptcies in the history of the United States. The International Herald Tribune of July 6, 2006 had an article …
A preview of the unpublished book A CIVILIZATION WITHOUT A VISION WILL PERISH: AN INDEPENDENT SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH by David Willis LESSONS LEARNED BY THE AUTHOR (Part 4) Poor agriculture has led to the demise of civilizations My final job was with the American Farm School in Thessaloniki where I learned that the lack …
A preview of the unpublished book A CIVILIZATION WITHOUT A VISION WILL PERISH: AN INDEPENDENT SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH by David Willis LESSONS LEARNED BY THE AUTHOR (Part 3) A London fog It was probably in 1952 that I accompanied my father to London and driving back we were caught in a London fog. I …
A preview of the unpublished book A CIVILIZATION WITHOUT A VISION WILL PERISH: AN INDEPENDENT SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH by David Willis LESSONS LEARNED BY THE AUTHOR (Part 2) World peace has become one of my most cherished visions World War II, occurring as it did while I was very young, was my first life-transforming …
A preview of the unpublished book A CIVILIZATION WITHOUT A VISION WILL PERISH: AN INDEPENDENT SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH by David Willis LESSONS LEARNED BY THE AUTHOR (Part 1) Looking back on one’s life One’s 75th birthday is a good time to look back on one’s life, to reflect on the deeper meaning of life-transforming …
