The extraordinary hope is how fast the changes are emerging in the culture. There is a growing resonant field for this work. We don't have to sell the idea of change. We have to take it as a given. The seeds we planted in the 60's have begun to bear fruit.
People are ready.
Second, he went on, we have to help people see the connections, to see that these changes are interrelated. Interestingly, however, he was less enthusiastic about the idea of voluntary simplicity. If everyone does it at once, you'll crash the economy, he declared bluntly, going on, however, to acknowledge that if done over time, it would be an important part of the transformation we need. We need to move toward a more sustainable, resilient, compassionate society, he said, characterized by social cohesion, environmental integrity, and effective decision-making so as to create a high quality of life based on spirituality. He went on to elaborate on each of his three criteria.