Indythink: October 2006

Friday, October 20, 2006

The Sailboat Life and Sustainability

SLIDESHOW: 7:30PM. Thursday October 19, 2006 - Santa Barbara City College, Earth & Biological Sciences (EBS) Rm 309.

The Sailboat Life and Sustainability: insights for the real world.

I've lived aboard a sailboat for two and a half years, and have learned that the sailboat is a great teacher in the art of sustainability. It is a simplified system, in terms of energy usage, waste management, water issues, etc... so the lessons become more poignant. Because it is an isolated environment, making errors of judgement with the few resources you have at hand isn't just an inconvenience: this can have serious consequences. Hence we pierce into the heart of the matter, and fully realize the importance of vague concepts such as simplicity in our possessions, and wholesomeness of the individual. This is useful because then we can apply these insights to our society in the real world.

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Food for Thought

Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
-Ellen Goodman

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Um sujeito estava colocando flores no túmulo de um parente, quando vê um chinês colocando um prato de arroz na lápide ao lado.
Ele se vira para o chinês e pergunta:
- Desculpe, mas o senhor acha mesmo que o seu defunto virá comer o arroz?
E o chinês responde:
- Sim, e geralmente na mesma hora em que o seu vem cheirar as flores!!!

"Respeitar a visão do outro é uma das maiores virtudes que um ser humano pode ter. Nunca julgue, apenas compreenda."

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"The greatest mystery is not that we have been flung at random between the profusion of matter and of the stars, but that within this prison we can draw from ourselves images powerful enough to deny our nothingness."
- Andre Malraux
French author & resistance leader (1901 - 1976)

Two Wolves

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside all people. He said, 'My son, the battle is between two 'wolves' inside us all.

One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.'

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: 'Which wolf wins?'

The old Cherokee simply replied, 'The one you feed.

Hopi Prophecy

You have been telling people that this is the Eleventh Hour, now you must go back and tell the people that this is the Hour.
And there are things to be considered. . . .

Where are you living?
What are you doing?
What are your relationships?
Are you in right relation?
Where is your water?
Know your garden.
It is time to speak your truth.
Create your community.
Be good to each other.
And do not look outside yourself for your leader.

Then he clasped his hands together, smiled, and said, "This could be a good time! There is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift, that there are those who will be afraid. They will try to hold on to the shore. They will feel they are being torn apart and will suffer greatly. Know the river has its destination. The elders say we must let go of the shore, push off into the middle of the river, keep our eyes open, and our heads above the water. And I say, see who is in there with you and celebrate. At this time in history, we are to take nothing personally. Least of all, ourselves. For the moment that we do, our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt.

The time of the lone wolf is over. Gather yourselves! Banish the word struggle from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.

We are the ones we have been waiting for.
Oraibi, Arizona
Hopi Nation

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