There it was again – something catching the sun on the hillside just outside of town. “What IS that”? Ima wondered as she fretted over unpaid bills at the kitchen table. Tired and frustrated, she called to the rest of the family, “I’m out for a walk.”
Ima crossed the street then strode cross-country toward the gleaming light that seemed to be beckoning her. Cresting one last rise she saw a glistening entryway of sorts. Beyond it, a bustling crew was busy assembling some kind of fantastical creation. “Ima? Is that you?” someone called. “Come on in. We’ve been expecting you.”
Ima X. Tractor took a few tentative steps in and immediately felt a sense of support, comfort, and purpose. “Hello!” Ray Ciprocity beckoned. “Let me show you around,” “Well, I don’t know,” Ima hesitated. “I’ve got a lot to do. Nose to the grindstone, you know.”
“That’s just it.” Ray countered. “It doesn’t have to be that way. We’re fashioning an innovative system that’ll keep your nose away from that grindstone. I’ll show you.”
As they walked farther in, Ray continued. “You’ve heard about the so-called ‘K’ economy where a small minority is getting more and more wealthy while the great majority of us are finding it increasingly difficult to pay the bills. In that ‘extractive’ model, everything – resources, relationships and well-being – are squeezed, wrung out then tossed aside in the pursuit of riches. But what if 'wealth meant having enough to share in a system powered by the infinitely renewable resource of kindness, which multiples every time it is shared? Then meeting your family needs wouldn’t be poisoned by destroying that possibility for someone else.’**
Rounding a corner, Ray continued,” Ahh… here’s Manny Freewatts, head of our energy department.” Shaking Ima’s hand, Manny winked, “Betcha didn’t know that in just one hour, the Sun delivers to Earth more energy than humanity uses in an entire year. Technology can now economically capture, store and evenly distribute that energy. It’s our opportunity to lower energy costs, reduce petroleum pollution and end oil’s strangle hold on us all!” Manny concluded.
“Amazing!” grinned Ima. “Resources like kindness that actually multiply when used and resources like the sun that are free and infinitely renewable. These are the kinds of resources to rely on because this precious planet is our only home; we’re all forever… Earthbound.”
*Reciprocity – A healthy give and take where everyone is valued and supported for mutual benefit
**Robin Wall Kimmerer
Ima crossed the street then strode cross-country toward the gleaming light that seemed to be beckoning her. Cresting one last rise she saw a glistening entryway of sorts. Beyond it, a bustling crew was busy assembling some kind of fantastical creation. “Ima? Is that you?” someone called. “Come on in. We’ve been expecting you.”
Ima X. Tractor took a few tentative steps in and immediately felt a sense of support, comfort, and purpose. “Hello!” Ray Ciprocity beckoned. “Let me show you around,” “Well, I don’t know,” Ima hesitated. “I’ve got a lot to do. Nose to the grindstone, you know.”
“That’s just it.” Ray countered. “It doesn’t have to be that way. We’re fashioning an innovative system that’ll keep your nose away from that grindstone. I’ll show you.”
As they walked farther in, Ray continued. “You’ve heard about the so-called ‘K’ economy where a small minority is getting more and more wealthy while the great majority of us are finding it increasingly difficult to pay the bills. In that ‘extractive’ model, everything – resources, relationships and well-being – are squeezed, wrung out then tossed aside in the pursuit of riches. But what if 'wealth meant having enough to share in a system powered by the infinitely renewable resource of kindness, which multiples every time it is shared? Then meeting your family needs wouldn’t be poisoned by destroying that possibility for someone else.’**
Rounding a corner, Ray continued,” Ahh… here’s Manny Freewatts, head of our energy department.” Shaking Ima’s hand, Manny winked, “Betcha didn’t know that in just one hour, the Sun delivers to Earth more energy than humanity uses in an entire year. Technology can now economically capture, store and evenly distribute that energy. It’s our opportunity to lower energy costs, reduce petroleum pollution and end oil’s strangle hold on us all!” Manny concluded.
“Amazing!” grinned Ima. “Resources like kindness that actually multiply when used and resources like the sun that are free and infinitely renewable. These are the kinds of resources to rely on because this precious planet is our only home; we’re all forever… Earthbound.”
*Reciprocity – A healthy give and take where everyone is valued and supported for mutual benefit
**Robin Wall Kimmerer
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