"The
mass of humanity serve the state not as people mainly, but as machines,
with their bodies . . . Let us not have such a machine any longer . . .
Let your life be a counter friction to stop the machine."
Henry David Thoreau
What is the future of our corporate-industrial society? Will human beings continue to become mere cogs in an impersonal machine? Will people be so busy they no longer have quality time left over for friends and family? Will we realize once and for all that "Living is more important than getting a living," as John Muir once said? Will we learn to view the Earth as a living being rather than as a complicated machine? Will we wake up to the wonder and beauty of this amazing planet? Will we do it soon?
Photo: A Mule Deer looks down on Fort Collins, CO. The factory belongs to Anheiser-Busch. November 18, 2013
Henry David Thoreau
What is the future of our corporate-industrial society? Will human beings continue to become mere cogs in an impersonal machine? Will people be so busy they no longer have quality time left over for friends and family? Will we realize once and for all that "Living is more important than getting a living," as John Muir once said? Will we learn to view the Earth as a living being rather than as a complicated machine? Will we wake up to the wonder and beauty of this amazing planet? Will we do it soon?
Photo: A Mule Deer looks down on Fort Collins, CO. The factory belongs to Anheiser-Busch. November 18, 2013
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