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Nov 2, 2006
"Anything that you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions. We are not free." --Peace Pilgrim
Trading In PhDs For Village Life
Dhirendra and Smita were both professors of engineering who traded in their classroom careers for a shovel and hoe. In 1983, the couple moved to a small tribal village in India and built a new house and lifestyle. No electricity, no vehicles, no running water. Instead they would work on farms, eat fresh, pesticide-free produce, drink their own cow's milk, and live with the rhythms of nature. Eventually they would find solutions for several community problems: digging wells, installing a bio-gas plant to utilize cow-dung for basic electricity, experimenting with a wind mill, and solar cooking. Their's is a remarkable story of two people who, in a small corner of the world, are redefining what it means to live consciously, one day at a time.
BE THE CHANGE
Relinquish something material that has outlived its usefulness, and give it to someone else who might have a use for it.
