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\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

We\u2019re caretakers <\/a>here. We get to enjoy our time and we leave everything behind when it is time to go.<\/p>\n

Every human child from today onward that will ever be born, will be born right here on this single planet, Earth<\/a>. What they will have for their lives and their children, is partly up to us,\u00a0from what we build, and\u00a0partly from\u00a0what we consume that can never be replenished.<\/p>\n

What should they expect from us?<\/p>\n

Do good housekeepers use everything until it breaks? Is it really ok that we allow our leaders to exist on a three-year re-election cycle that doesn\u2019t respond well to polling on any issue where short term extravagance needed to be weighed against long term (generational).<\/p>\n

You get to make a choice on how much you care about what kind of an ecosphere we\u2019re bequeathing to future generations. It is one of the core aspects of what sustainability actually means (remember that the next time you hear a public figure using the word and you\u2019ll immediately be able to fine-tune your bullshit meter) and also one of the basic skills (delaying gratification) needed in order to mature into adulthood.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s in it for you?<\/p>\n

Great question.<\/p>\n

Answer: Nothing.<\/p>\n

No gold star, no pat on the head, no special tax breaks. Nothing.<\/p>\n

This is part of our duty if we want to be citizens of this world. The world, and our species, stretch in time both behind us and ahead of us. We are part of a bigger body of life. All the future of our species (and many others who live here too) are asking of those of us alive right now, is that we keep good house. Don\u2019t trash the place, be considerate of the neighbours, enjoy what we can while leaving plenty for others to share. Any reasonable person would consider it common sense.<\/p>\n

Our duty exists whether or not there is a brighter future<\/a> in it for us personally. We may or may not accept it or like it, but that’s how it is. We can stay as children and wait for someone else to clean up for us, or put our shoulders\u00a0into\u00a0the task ourselves. Take a breath\u00a0or two before you react to that idea.\u00a0Human life isn’t all\u00a0about progress\u00a0and sharing doesn’t mean going without completely.<\/p>\n

Later on we\u2019ll get into more of what sustainability might mean day to day, but for right now, while we\u2019re thinking about the values and meaningful lives we yearn for, it is timely to remember that liberty is always bonded to responsibility.<\/p>\n

Someone who had a very concrete experience of freedom was Victor Frankl<\/a>. If you’ve not yet read his famous book (Man’s search for meaning<\/a>) please consider doing so (it is both short and non-academic). Despite the situation it discusses, I can almost guarantee that it will make you feel more positive and think about life’s challenges with a deeper sense of personal resilience. let’s give\u00a0him the last word today.<\/p>\n

Freedom is in danger of degenerating into mere arbitrariness unless it is lived in terms of responsibleness. That is why I recommend that the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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