On Thu, 3 Jun 1999, eric + michiko wrote:
1) Are you saying that we should just do what we choose to do and let
others do the same, without any intentional influence on others?
Every action we consciously or unconsciously do or do not do influences
someone or something.
2) If you agree
Jeff, I think we are on the same wave length here, but I have a couple more
points I'd like to clarify. Sorry, if I'm beating this to death (Some have
already hit the delete button, I'm sure.), but I have a genuine desire to
feel like I know where you are coming from on this topic. So, please
Eric,
Your conversations with Jeff have persuaded me that being
is more important than either doing or thinking. I'm quite
certain that the next time someone asks me, "Are you more
a doer or a thinker," I will reply, "I feel like a beer."
Michael
:}
:}I ask mainly because I am trying to
Eric wrote in response to my "Just do it":
This begs the question, "Do what?" Jeff has spent a lot of
time thinking and looking into sustainability which may
make "it" more obvious. Someone else's "it" might be
building a spacecraft to carry thousands of people to
another planet.
Jeff wrote:
Some other conclusions:
1. Just because fixing individual problems is not working
does not prove it is a useless idea. We may need
to do it a little differently.
I don't believe it sounded as though I was recommending that we stop fixing
individual problems because
Jeff wrote:
The following report from Worldwatch Institute talks about how everything
is connected and attacking problems singly (one at a time) may never
produce a lasting solution. In the end it concludes we need a more
holistic approach.
This is a constant battle between those
