APRIL - Nonviolence & Sustainability

                                                 Illustration by Miki Howenstein
                                   (From page 114 of the book “Jumbo Jumble”)
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……. Non-violence is closely connected to the concept of sustainability. A life which is sustained by violent acts, including the destruction of other people and/or lifeforms (deliberately or not), is unsustainable as it destroys the foundation of its very existence...……

Author’s Comment:  There are many aspects of my own life which are unattainable, in that they contribute to the destruction of other people and lifeforms. Living in the city, the ways which I try to counteract these “violent acts” is by becoming aware of them and altering my life to support life-engendering acts (refuse goods made from slave labor, buy more fair trade, support those working to increase biodiversity and financial support of organizations “regenerating” the earth). These things anyone can do.