Here is a great man dreaming of an economy and ecology for the future in millions of years... What a great way to think....Great purpose to live....Hats off Satish Sir..
Satish Kumar, a beautiful mind. These are sad times, when the first association that comes up when you say "Amazon" is a multi-billion dollar company...
Richard Dawkins met Satish, but was unable to appreciate the beautiful simplicity and brilliance of this man. Instead he tried to apply scientific reason to their discussion and not listen to his poetry of hope.
This is deep, sweet, simple but profound wisdom a reminder of the necessity of the marriage of ecology with our economy compassionately - if our modern material societies are to last sustainably.
Para evitar discursos vazios, ainda que bem-intencionados, convém internalizar e viver palavras como as de Satish Kumar... Criaremos um futuro sustentável quando percebermos o valor intrínseco da natureza (ela é boa por si só) e aprendermos a viver em harmonia com ela. Mesmo porque não há ruptura entre ela (natureza) e a gente (seres humanos), a cisão é falha perceptiva nossa!
I agree. Read Tacitus' "Germania". I think their way of living is superior to ours. Well, aside from the occasional human sacrifices. We should go back to our roots and bring a few things with us. Science is important, modern medicine is important, education is important. I think there is a way of combining these things with a more tribalistic life. And why leave this planet? We could work on saving it, so we don't have to leave the most beautiful planet we know of. We will never be able to find a better one anyways.
