Healthy soil and sustainable growing

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In 1759 Voltaire published Candide, in the last chapter of which Dr. Pangloss 
reiterates his dubious claim that all is for the best in the best of possible 
worlds. “‘Excellently observed,’ answered Candide; ‘but let us cultivate our 
garden.’”

As we hang on to the edge of the cliff, it’s a waste of time to say things 
will get better. It’s also a waste of time to say we should just wait. The 
truth is almost the opposite. The real solution is to get out of it all. The 
world ten thousand years ago had no “economy.” The world doesn’t need an 
“economy.” We need to get out of the economy, not wait for it to improve. 
Candide had the right idea.

http://www.countercurrents.org/goodchild180710.htm



paul tradingpost@lobo.net

Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.
--Henry David Thoreau