FutureQuest

by Albert Sedlmayer

The utopian dream of peaceful, sustainable humanity has always been dismissed as just a vague fantasy, woven into minority ideologies, far removed from brutal, stark reality.
But what if an awesome world future were really possible? If such a dream were achievable it would change everything! And what if you could participate significantly in building it – within a reasonable timeframe? Wouldn’t we be foolish not to do it?
FutureQuest reveals the dream of an awesome world future and how we can build it without bloodshed, and without compromising identity and religious and ideological convictions.

508 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2012

Reviews

[Vacen Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Revealing the Dream

I have to admit it was the contents page that sparked my interest in this book. Like all of the non-fiction books I read it’s never the blurb on the back that helps me decide to purchase the book. It’s always the contents page. The words that enticed me on the contents page were: cycles, spirals, man –the individual, primary motivators, cultures, countries, collectives and groups and lastly, humanity.

I read this book as instructed by the author, Albert Sedlmayer on “How to read this book”. Perhaps I read it a little slower to fully absorb Mr Sedlmayer’s deep insight that is so carefully and skilfully arranged, making it easy to read and understand. Now while I am attracted to the subject matter in this book because I’m studying counselling it is also a very comfortable read for anyone who cares about humanity and our world’s future.

The section on Man – The Individual, and particularly the sentence “Friendship among nations is really friendship among relatives” I found to communicate a real truth. The section on Cultures, Countries, Collections and Groups gets us thinking. I enjoy books that encourage us to think. While there were some areas in business and government that I read quickly there were other areas I wanted to read over and make notes. Globalisation, Cartels and Exploitation were just a few.

The section on Humanity finishes the book beautifully with a summary to help the reader to build a “Great World Future” This is an enjoyable read for anyone who is interested in the future of our world. And that folks, should be everyone.