Reason #8

March 15th, 2009

Sustainability.

While it is yet to be decided whether or not I will be given the opportunity to study sustainable design, any honest pursuit into the field requires to time spent out doors. I’m not saying you have to spend months in a tent, but you should know how to shit in the woods. How can a conservationalist work to save something they have not lived in and built a personal relationship with? I think a lot of the modern ethical dilemas stem from the distance between humans and the where and how of the issues, be it the meat industry, the environment, or whatever.

In the words of HDT, “I went into the woods because I wished to live deliberately.” I go into the woods to experience that which I feel so compelled to protect.

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3 Responses to “Reason #8”

  1. bonnieb Says:

    May the force be with you –

  2. Margo Says:

    You’re starting to sound more and more like your environmentalist sister. What’s going on here? 🙂

  3. aimee Says:

    Godspeed, Buddy.