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Behold how good it is for brethren to dwell in unity.

-The Bible

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.

-Lao Tzu
(Taoist philosopher, 550 B.C.E.)

. . . It . . . is positive to want to go first, provided the intention is to pave the way for others, make their path more easy, help them, or show the way. Competition is negative when we wish to defeat others, to bring them down in order to lift ourselves up.

-The Dalai Lama

Sustainability requires cooperation. You have to discard the idea of Adam Smith economics, which says that it’s better for society if everyone is working in their own self-interest, and move towards the economics of John Nash, which says we can find a better outcome if we work collectively.

-Thomas Seager
American Ecology Professor and Author

The global community is facing a serious ecological problem. Unless we change our way of living, we may be passing on to our children a world with rising sea levels, extreme weather conditions and disrupted ecosystems. . . How can we stop consuming resources and producing carbon at such high levels? Don’t give up hope yet! There exists a solution that could drastically reduce energy consumption and carbon emission of the modern citizen, and it does not require new technology or a drastic reduction in quality of life. It is not anything new or complex; in fact it is something we all learned in Kindergarten. It is called sharing.

– Bucket Von Harmony
Member Twin Oaks Intentional Living Community, Louisa, Virginia