- EAN13
- 9782330092894
- Éditeur
- Actes Sud
- Date de publication
- 04/10/2017
- Collection
- Domaine du Possible
- Langue
- anglais
- Langue d'origine
- français
- Fiches UNIMARC
- S'identifier
Livre numérique
Autre version disponible
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Papier - Actes Sud 17,16
The current crisis clearly demonstrates that our model of society has reached
its limits. The time has come to recognize that our affluent societies have
more than enough to meet their essential material needs—provided it is done
fairly. The time has also come to question whether we are going to live with
less, rather than more, money. We have the necessary means to do so, provided
we accept this as an irrevocable principle of our lives. Rather than losing
heart, this crisis can instead awaken within us unprecedented creative forces
so that together, we can construct a satisfying world for heart, mind, and
spirit. In the face of a joyless society of overabundance, the “power of
restraint” represents a realistic alternative. As a liberating moral and
physical force, it is a political act of legitimate resistance to this
juggernaut that is destroying the planet and isolating the individual. The
time has come to break free of these bulimic habits and the constant quest for
more and more. Pierre Rabhi adopted this way of life many years ago; he offers
us a form of simplicity and gratitude that gives meaning to our existence,
along with a unique sense of lightness: the power of restraint.
its limits. The time has come to recognize that our affluent societies have
more than enough to meet their essential material needs—provided it is done
fairly. The time has also come to question whether we are going to live with
less, rather than more, money. We have the necessary means to do so, provided
we accept this as an irrevocable principle of our lives. Rather than losing
heart, this crisis can instead awaken within us unprecedented creative forces
so that together, we can construct a satisfying world for heart, mind, and
spirit. In the face of a joyless society of overabundance, the “power of
restraint” represents a realistic alternative. As a liberating moral and
physical force, it is a political act of legitimate resistance to this
juggernaut that is destroying the planet and isolating the individual. The
time has come to break free of these bulimic habits and the constant quest for
more and more. Pierre Rabhi adopted this way of life many years ago; he offers
us a form of simplicity and gratitude that gives meaning to our existence,
along with a unique sense of lightness: the power of restraint.
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