"Because those who enter my garden through the gate of Ecological Consciousness are often "ecocentric" and out of touch with the soul of humanity, it is important to realize that humanity is an inseparable part of Nature. It is no accident, therefore, that ecology (which represents Nature) and economy (which represents humanity) both have the same Greek root oikos, a house. Ecology is the knowledge or understanding of the house. Economy is the management of the house. And it is the same house.
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Although a house divided against itself cannot long stand, it has been the continuing assumption of our society that if we manage the parts right, the whole will come right. Yet, while evidence to the contrary now comes from all directions, our systems of knowledge, governance, and management are still structured around this assumption.
Call a thing immoral or ugly, soul-destroying or a degradation of man, a peril to the peace of the world or to the well-being of future generations," wrote economist E. F. Schumacher, "as long as you have not shown it to be 'uneconomic' you have not really questioned its right to exist, grow, and prosper." Schumacher's words point to the untenable divisiveness that weakens the house inhabited equally by ecology and economy. The question, therefore, is how do we heal the current division in the house shared by ecology and economy in all its various scales from the personal to the global? The answer, I would suggest, can be found in gardening."
~ Chris Maser
The World is in my Garden
~ Chris Maser
The World is in my Garden
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