As long as we remain trapped by the ideology of competitive growth, there is no solution. We are reminded of the South Indian monkey trap, in which a hollowed-out coconut is fastened to a stake by a chain and filled with rice. There is a hole in the coconut just large enough for the monkey to put his extended hand through but not large enough to withdraw his fist full of rice. The monkey is trapped only by his inability to reorder his values, to recognize that freedom is worth more than a handful of rice.
Herman Daly, 1991
OUR PROSPERITY IS BUILT ON THE PRINCIPAL OF EXHAUSTING THE WORLDS RESOURCES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE , WITHOUT ANY THOUGHT TO OUR NEIGHBORS , OTHER LIFE FORMS ON THIS PLANET OR OUR CHILDREN. da. pfeiffer.
I TREMBLE FOR MY NATION WHEN I CONSIDER THAT GOD IS JUST AND THAT HIS JUSTICE WILL NOT SLEEP FOREVER.(THOMAS JEFFERSON)
As long as we remain trapped by the ideology of competitive growth, there is no solution. We are reminded of the South Indian monkey trap, in which a hollowed-out coconut is fastened to a stake by a chain and filled with rice. There is a hole in t...
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