What Attitude Do We Need to Cultivate in Order to Build a
Sustainable Culture?
by Brother David Steindl-Rast
The willingness to face facts, to inform ourselves, to take "animism"
seriously.
The willingness to take responsibility, to form a network of small
support groups.
The willingness to move out of the center. We humans play an
important role, but the play is not about us.
The willingness to move down from the top of the pile, "to live
simply, so that others may simply live."
(This last point implies cultivating the joy of "less is more," the
joy of sharing, the joy in quality, not quantity, the joy of relating,
not possessing.)
A key concept: "Earth Household" (Gary Snyder.) Explore its
implications!