(highlight:: Paul Hawken: I’m not interested in optimism and pessimism. I’m not interested in hope either. It doesn’t mean anything. It doesn’t do anything. It’s weak, “I hope.”
Hope is the mask of fear. The only reason to hope exists is because you’re afraid and what are you afraid of? That you’re going to die.
Well, you’re going to die. So that’s a guarantee. The question is, what do we do while we’re alive? If we want to go around being hopeful, that’s actually saying “I’m full of fear.”
For me, if we’re going to be here, whether it’s the next 50 years or 20 years, why not be fearless?
What are you afraid of? Okay. Loss. I can guarantee you everybody’s going to lose. Loss happens all the time.
You’re afraid you’re going to suffer. People suffer every day. Suffering is constant, every heavy human being suffers, you know?
Climate is the big one because it’s global. There’s a cause. And the cause is greed, hate, and delusion. That’s the root cause of climate change, you know?
There’s a very clear path forward. How do you create the conditions for humanity to self-organize around staying here? That’s my question. I have a question that I ask every day, every night, every time I wake up, which is human beings are smart; they’re brilliant actually.)
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(highlight:: Paul Hawken: I’m not interested in optimism and pessimism. I’m not interested in hope either. It doesn’t mean anything. It doesn’t do anything. It’s weak, “I hope.”
Hope is the mask of fear. The only reason to hope exists is because you’re afraid and what are you afraid of? That you’re going to die.
Well, you’re going to die. So that’s a guarantee. The question is, what do we do while we’re alive? If we want to go around being hopeful, that’s actually saying “I’m full of fear.”
For me, if we’re going to be here, whether it’s the next 50 years or 20 years, why not be fearless?
What are you afraid of? Okay. Loss. I can guarantee you everybody’s going to lose. Loss happens all the time.
You’re afraid you’re going to suffer. People suffer every day. Suffering is constant, every heavy human being suffers, you know?
Climate is the big one because it’s global. There’s a cause. And the cause is greed, hate, and delusion. That’s the root cause of climate change, you know?
There’s a very clear path forward. How do you create the conditions for humanity to self-organize around staying here? That’s my question. I have a question that I ask every day, every night, every time I wake up, which is human beings are smart; they’re brilliant actually.)
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