Anything imagined and created by people can in theory be changed or stopped by people.. Including destructive systems of civilization. And new, restorative Systems can be imagined and created. In fact, don’t waste time trying to stop or change the old, destructive, extractive Systems, simply start looking for or creating alternatives wherever you are, with love and spirit.
Last week in London I began my talk about Breaking Together by asking the people gathered to raise their hand if they felt proud of being human. Only a couple of people did. I then asked for a show of hands on the question on whether humans are inherently destructive to nature. A small majority supported that idea. I asked these questions to get to the heart of the issue of how environmentally-conscious people understand our situation. Because I know how sadness, anxiety and frustration pulse through us in regular waves. I wanted to explore how we can love ourselves and each other, fully, despite the destruction that has been caused by modern societies – and how that can guide our future action as situations become more difficult.
I shared some lines from Chapter 9 of my book, where I use the latest archeology and anthropology to debunk some of…
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