Tao’s 2 Cents

”The only ethical decision is to take responsibility for our own existence and that of our children”
- Bill Mollison.

I’d only had the slightest idea what permaculture was before this evening. I’ve always seen the term in conjunction with organic farming. It was usually the one with a funky drawing on the cover, which is probably because the idea was first introduce in the 1970’s.

I just assumed it was the spiritual version of organic farming and went with some more technical. I associated the culture with agriculture, instead of the general culture and not just a sustainable future, but one that grows.

No one wants to live on a dieing planet and I think most people see living without all of the comforts we’ve come to know and love as lowering ourselves to a place we can never hope to be happy again. The problem is that we think comfort is the same thing as happiness.

It also didn’t occur to me that the spirituality in this vision of permanent culture might resonate with me so strongly. It probably wouldn’t normally, but after listening to just this brief interview with Bill Mollison it really has me interested.

He seems like such a good smart honest guy that I really relate to. I want to know what he knows. Why the hell isn’t this kind of stuff they show kids in school? That was way better than any biology video, scratch that, any video I ever saw in school.

I’m going to learn more and report back.

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