With an Eye to the End Result
February 27th, 2020 by G.
The best way is the the long-term way of thinking: building or rebuilding beautiful architecture and infrastructure that lasts; planting trees and gardens wisely and well, with an eye to the end result perhaps 20-100 years in the future; being good stewards of the land for future use and enjoyment; accumulating wealth for descendants; learning from the mistakes of ancestors and healing the wounds of abuse and sorrow that have been passed down through families; and preserving the best of our culture while discarding the dross.”
-thus E.C.
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February 27th, 2020 17:49:13
JRL in AZ
February 27, 2020
This is one of the brightest spots on the internet. Thank you, E.C., and all of you!
bruce charlton
February 28, 2020
And the most difficult aspect of that project, is getting people to *want* to do it. If people were well/ properly *motivated*, we would not be where we are. Our problem is ends, not means.
(And ‘motivation’ means Christianity first – the rest will follow, or not… but either way, Christianity first.)
E.C.
February 28, 2020
@ bruce charlton,
I assume a Christian (specifically Latter-day Saint) worldview as the impetus for such a lifestyle. If you intend to build Zion, you’ll take the long view naturally.