The Story of Stuff and The Story of Change

Text 1: "In the past three decades 1/3 of the worlds total natural resources have been consumed."

Response: I was astounded by this statistic. I never knew we have wasted so many of our limited resources, and it's quite scary to think about. To put it in perspective that means out of the thousands of years man has been roaming the Earth and the billions of years that most of these resources have been available, in just the last 30 years, less than 1/3 the lifespan of a human in this day and age, 33% of it is gone. So someone born 30 years could very well see the entire depletion of all the Earth's natural resources in one lifetime. That is incredible and presses the need for research in renewable alternative energy.

Text 2: "Faith is taking the first step even though you do not see the whole staircase."

Response 2: I found this quote to be really powerful and completely true. Faith, by definition, is trusting in something you can't see or are not sure of. Therefore it takes a powerful person to have faith and it's a journey you undertake where the end is completely in the dark.

More blog posts in this category Common

• The Wound & the Blessing/The Economy of Communion Project Post
• The Crest- Jewel of Wisdom & Work as a Spiritual Practice Post
• "What Money Can't Buy" Blog Post
• Work as a Spiritual Practice (The Transformation of Work)
• Blog Post Ni: FTRN Booklet & Arithmetic of Passion