book 4/3, building
book 4/3, building
first towners, stumbles, celebrating
Building the town continues while the first towner and patients move into the centre of the town.
Sometimes it’s a strange contradiction, seeing the town ideas come to life while a few yards away workers and helpers are still covered in mud.
But as expected the experiences by and with the first towners help the team to adjust the project’s ideas and to prepare for the arrival of the majority of towners next year.
There is a lot of celebrating during the second half of the building stage, parties for the town and other additions, weddings, birthdays and more.
However over time, Alice gets increasingly angry about the opposition the town project still faces from different groups outside the project. And at the peak of her anger, she does something very stupid.
I’m always reluctant to reveal anything about the characters. But here is one thing I will share with you. The connection between Alice and Jack, in particular, but also between other characters, always give additional impulses for questions the town picks up in their research and in the way it is shaped.
For me this was an interesting discovery. How much the personal life influences the official decision processes.
CHAPTERS
The first arrivals
The first celebrations
The challenge
A new year
Preparations
‘Jesus said—’
‘You’re quoting the bible? That’s weird.’
‘It just happens to fit.’
‘Alright.’
‘So, Jesus said: “They don’t know what they’re doing.”’
‘Really?’
‘Yes. He prays to his father and says: “forgive them because they don’t know what they are doing.”
‘Sounds familiar,’ Daria said, Andy chuckled and Noel grinned.
‘Exactly. Wherever we look, it seems that people are simply not aware of what it is they are doing.’
Noel nodded. ‘They have no idea what effects their clothes have on others, what the food they eat does to them, how their work effects others, what the consequences of their love and life are.’
‘What if they knew?’ Daria challenged.
‘Yes!’ Alice said. ‘Maybe, instead of complaining about people, we could support them by showing them what it is they are doing. Mirror, reflect, demonstrate. And put ourselves in their shoes to better understand where they come from. So instead of loading our them with rules, we give a taste of what it is they are actually doing and how things could be if they made different choices.’
Andy pulled the keyboard closer. ‘We did something like that with our simulations. Do you remember, the consequences campaign.’
‘Oh, that’s good. Let’s take a look at it.’
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