Doris Lessing wrote a book called, Prisons We Chose To Live Inside .
Do you know of it? Maybe you can clear things up for me on her way of thinking, because I’m sort of lost.
Lessing was brought up in Southern Rhodesia, where the small white minority dominated the black majority. Lessing said that the white attitudes were assumed to be unchallenable and unalterable, though the merest glance at history would have told them that it was inevitable their rule would pass, and their certitudes were temporary.
She also said there is always the minority who do not agree and it seems the future of everybody depends on this minority. And Lessing says that we should think of about ways to educate our children to strengthen this minority and not revere to the pack.
What I don’t get is why Lessing thinks we should expect “good verus evil” thinking in times of controversy? And I’m curious as to what you think can be done to prevent such counter-productive thinking? Do you agree with Lessing that the majority of people tend to seek absolute truth in a way that vilifies those who disagree with them?
All responses will be greatly appreciated!
~Neisha