What Are We To Do With Our Lives?
In this classic work, H.G. Wells examines the question of what we should do with our lives. He argues that the purpose of life is to strive for a better future, and that this can be achieved through education, hard work, and the pursuit of knowledge. He also discusses the importance of morality and the need to be honest and kind to others. Wells also examines the role of religion in our lives, and how it can be used to help us find meaning and purpose. Finally, he looks at the importance of relationships and how they can help us to find joy and fulfillment. This book is an inspiring and thought-provoking read for anyone looking to find direction and purpose in their life.
By H.G. Wells · First published 1931 · Genre: Philosophical Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopian Fiction · 19 chapters · 39,527 words
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The world is undergoing immense changes. Never before have the conditions of life changed so swiftly and enormously as they have changed for mankind in the last fifty years. We have been carried along--with no means of measuring the increasing swiftness in the succession of events. We are only now beginning to realize the force and strength of the storm of change that has come upon us.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: H.G. Wells
- Date: 1931 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Philosophical Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopian Fiction, Adventure Fiction, Romance Fiction
- Length: 39,527 words
- Structure: 19 chapters, 1,232 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Very Confusing
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Genres
- Philosophical Fiction — The title of the book implies a philosophical exploration of the meaning of life, and the book itself is a work of fiction that explores this theme.
- Science Fiction — H.G. Wells is best known for his science fiction works, and this book contains elements of science fiction, such as time travel and futuristic technology.
- Dystopian Fiction — The book contains elements of dystopian fiction, such as a future world where technology has taken over and humans are struggling to survive.
- Adventure Fiction — The book follows the protagonist on a journey of self-discovery, which includes a number of exciting adventures.
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Credo · Manifesto · activities · common · community · conspiracy · control · economic · educational · existing · form · human
Contents
- Chapter 1: The Present Crisis in Human Affairs
- Chapter 2: The Idea of the Open Conspiracy
- Chapter 3: We Have to Clear and Clean Up Our Minds
- Chapter 4: The Revolution in Education
- Chapter 5: Religion in the New World
- Chapter 6: Modern Religion is Objective
- Chapter 7: What Mankind Has to Do
- Chapter 8: Broad Characteristics of a Scientific World Commonweal
- Chapter 9: No Stable Utopia is Now Conceivable
- Chapter 10: The Open Conspiracy is Not to Be Thought of as a Single Organization; It is a Conception of Life Out of Which Efforts, Organizations, and New Orientations Will Arise
- Chapter 11: Forces and Resistances in the Great Modern Communities Now Prevalent, Which Are Antagonistic to the Open Conspiracy
- Chapter 12: The Resistances of the Less Industrialized Peoples to the Drive of the Open Conspiracy
- Chapter 13: Resistances and Antagonistic Forces in Our Conscious and Unconscious Selves
- Chapter 14: The Open Conspiracy Begins as a Movement of Discussion, Explanation, and Propaganda
- Chapter 15: Early Constructive Work of the Open Conspiracy
- Chapter 16: Existing and Developing Movements Which Are Contributory to the Open Conspiracy and Which Must Develop a Common Consciousness
- Chapter 17: The Creative Home, Social Group, and School: the Present Waste of Idealistic Will
- Chapter 18: Progressive Development of the Activities of the Open Conspiracy Into a World Control and Commonweal: the Hazards of the Attempt
- Chapter 19: Human Life in the Coming World Community