“There are, as with so many activities we may find...

“There are, as with so many activities we may find intimidating, several categories of barriers to action. There’s the intellectual: I must convince myself it’s necessary. There’s the moral: I must know it’s right. There’s the consequential: I must be willing and prepared to deal with the effects of my actions. Related to this, there’s the fearful: I must be willing to cross barriers of fear, both tangible, real, present-day fears and conditioned fears that feel just as real and present but are not. There’s the technical: I must figure out how best to proceed.”

Derrick Jensen, Endgame Vol I The Problem of Civilization, on taking action to save our planet from a culture of destruction.

I have to say, this left me in contemplation. I have known for a long time that this life is not how we were meant to live. I’ve continually asked the question “Why?” and doing so has brought me to this book—who knows where from here. I suppose what I’m saying is this: I am past convincing myself, even before this book, if it is necessary; civilization will not listen. I am past understanding if it is right; the extinction and misery of this culture are beyond immoral.

Where I am now is the consequential and the fear, because the action needed far exceeds protests. I want to work through it; but that might take a while—and a while may be a luxury we cannot afford.

(via permanentlyundefeated)

(Source: americawakiewakie)