OCTOBER - Envisioning & Faith

                                                                  Illustration by Miki Howenstein
                                                    (From page 312 of the book “Jumbo Jumble”)

Come to see the cynics’ arguments for what they are—empty. For example, skeptics often use fear as a way of halting progressive ideas, like the idea that moving towards an environmentally harmonious lifestyle means depriving ourselves of the good things in life. But such arguments no longer bear any weight for you, for you clearly see that moving in that direction is far more spiritually and deeply fulfilling, while you also build on life’s most precious gifts—light-heartedness, a sense of enchantment, security and freedom from fear (exactly those treasures which our current unsustainable lifestyles are stealing away from us). Envisioning a future that restores these gifts is the first step towards bringing them into reality.
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Author’s Comment: Our materialistic societies provide a host of conveniences and goodies which bless our lives in so many ways. At the same time, as currently developed, we suffer from environmental ills, a increasingly unstable climate, and more and more loneliness and disconnection with other people and living things. Envisioning and moving towards a society where our multitude of techno-conveniences accompany greater connection and environmental betterment becomes our greatest task for a sustainable and rewarding future for all.