I agree with the quote by Edward Abbey. Many people take for granted that “moving forward in time” within our linear measurement of it, automatically implies progress and therefore becoming more civilized.
As I look around at society right now, I would argue that humanity as a collective is becoming less civilized by the minute.
We’ll do a lot better as a collective when we stop having the need to choose sides. The black and white paradigm, the ”you’re either with us or against us” attitude is holding us back from freeing ourselves from a societal system that constantly reinforces it. Nature exists in a state of cooperation, and humans could learn from this.
I am convinced that the cultures of the Indigenous peoples offer much more wisdom that would be beneficial to humanity transforming society right now. A good start is to not turn our backs on Nature, but to learn how to listen to it.
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