To: "'permaculture'" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Educating the ignorant
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 07:37:23 -0500
<<<The first step might be to abandon the mindsets that you have a role as
an 'educator' or that the people you propose to interact with are
'ignorant'.>>>
Isn't this the age-old 'snag' of applying one's values to the rest of the
world? I'm just now reading Out of Africa and Dennison gives a lot of
stories of how differently the natives think about things than the english,
and also how they respect her opinion on some things.
I happen to be a follower of the way, and believe the poor will always be
with us. Progress as a value/goal for society is one of those humanistic
lies I think, though I'd love for everyone to live comfortably and have
enough food and clothing, there will always be those who have free will to
NOT receive those basic promises.