Many who demand and work for solutions understand the fundamental changes we must make. Their values recognize the inherent worth of all natural beings. Thus they act with mutual respect flowing from this recognition. Natural beings have ecological wisdom in which we can share. This involves no taking.
Diverse cultures arise from diverse places.
They reflect the will of the land and the wild that is there, the natural and human communities. As we question and root more deeply, we come home to where we are. We live with higher levels of quality but less consumption. To live simply is not a sacrifice because it is the quality of life, rather than quantity that is basic. If a tool is excellent to use and lasts generations, this increases its value and quality.