Willis JenkinsHumanity might bless earth--if we work with and for creation, if we master our selfishness in service to all our neighbors, if we cultivate wildness as a kind of wealth.
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When you are living in a world of human beings, you are bound to respond to the world around you. The world is constantly changing so if the people of the world do not learn how to move with that changing, they will be doomed to fail. As humanity, we have the potential to be so much better than what we are now, but if we cannot learn how to work with and for creation, how can we expect to be better? What would happen if all of us stopped thinking of ourselves first and took time to recognize the gifts that the Earth has given us? If we stopped thinking selfishly about what we want or need, and instead worked together for the good of all our neighbors, then what would happen? What would happen if we began to cultivate wildness as a kind of wealth?
Source: The Future Of Ethics: Sustainability, Social Justice, And Religious Creativity
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