The Power of Restraint
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (503 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 233008126X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has written multiple books. . Pierre Rabhi, born in Algeria, is a French farmer, writer and philosopher. He works to promote agroecology throughout the world, particularly in Africa, fostering autonomy, food safety and security for local communities. He has created many associations, including Colibris and Terre & Humanisme, with the goal of reconnecting people to nature, and personally embodies his philosophical ide
About the AuthorPierre Rabhi, born in Algeria, is a French farmer, writer and philosopher. He has written multiple books. . He has created many associations, including Colibris and Terre & Humanisme, with the goal of reconnecting people to nature, and personally embodies his philosophical ideals to inspire more and more people to examine their own lives. He works to promote agroecology throughout the world, particularly in Africa, fostering autonomy, food safety and security for local communities. He proposes a way of life that more fully respects both humankind and nature
He offers us a form of simplicity and gratitude which, as it spreads to our innermost self, gives meaning to our existence, along with a unique sense of lightness: the rewards of restraint.. The time has come to break free of these bulimic habits and the constant quest for more and more, a race destined to end in an immense field of ruins. The time has come to recognize that our affluent societies have more than enough to meet their essential material needsprovided it is done fairly. The current crisis clearly demonstrates that our model of society has reached its limits and cannot continue to exert its absolute power over the entire world without seriousand in some cases irreversibledamage. The time has also come to question whether we are all, globally, going to live with less, rather than more money. 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. We have the necessary means to do so, provided we accept this as an irrevocable principle of our lives. Pierre Rabhi adopted this way of life many years ago; he can share practical steps toward restraint, a measure of well being and equilibrium. During his pre-presidential run for the 2002 French elections, Pierre Rabhi adopted Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen’s principle of “sustainable degrowth” as the central tenet of his campaign and called for “an uprising of consciousness.&r