The Constant Choice, Peter Georgescu
The Constant Choice, Peter Georgescu
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The Constant Choice
An Everyday Journey From Evil Toward Good

Author: Peter Georgescu

Narrator: Peter Georgescu

Unabridged: 9 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/03/2013


Synopsis

We live in a most challenging time. Many of us struggle, emotionally, ethically, and spiritually. We seem headed toward less compassion and consideration, failing to overcome that basic instinct that often leads to evil in human behavior—self-preservation at all costs. Yet within each of us a new future is stirring. We can become better people and build a better world by opting for good over evil—one choice at a time.

In The Constant Choice, Peter Georgescu offers a gripping narrative of his journey from childhood captivity in a Romanian labor camp to his role as CEO of the world-renowned advertising agency Young & Rubicam. His traumatic youth—his parents’ exile from their homeland, his grandfather’s murder in prison, his neighbors’ betrayal of one another—led to a lifelong struggle to grasp humanity’s moral nature. Despite his conviction when he arrived on American soil that he had reached the land of the good, he discovered a more subtle evil at work all around him. Yet he also thrived through the generosity of one benefactor after another. Goodness, he found, isn’t inherent; it evolves from daily choice.

Through decades of reflection on human behavior, as well as philosophical and spiritual exploration, Peter arrived at a new perspective on the significance of our habitual choices. Every decision we make alters our biological nature, for better or worse—a model that has been confirmed by recent science.

The Constant Choice reveals a path for changing who we are and the future of humanity. It’s up to each of us to become activists for good.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kari on February 24, 2016

Not my usual kind of book, but a perfect read given the current state of affairs. This is not a political book, or a religious book, or even an autobiography. It's an interesting, thought-provoking, sometimes repetitive exploration by a man with a fascinating background who thinks deeply about what......more

Goodreads review by ChrissyK on September 15, 2021

A childhood derailed by the evils of forced labor in a work camp, and exile from loved ones, forged a life of the perseverance of good. Good not just in intentions, but good in the actual actions and choices we make every day. An honest, triumphant memoir about the importance of continuing to step t......more

Goodreads review by Donna on May 18, 2016

This is an interesting memoir of the life of someone who survived a Soviet work crew as a child. He looks back from retirement age at his life in childhood and of his working career. He wrestles with the moral choices of people he encountered and that he, himself, encountered throughout his life. I......more

Goodreads review by Ed on July 07, 2013

Riveting autobiography of Peter's search for life's meaning, starting in Communist-controlled Romania through the challenges of corporate America. Very insightful conclusions about values, and about God. The first half about his boyhood days is exceptionally moving. The portion about his life as a co......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on July 29, 2013

The story of a boy's encounter with evil and the reminder that we can choose positive actions for ourselves and others. It's all about making the right choices.......more