A Longer Now is about an expanded time frame , the next 10,000s years. The point is that with this long time frame we will think long-term and will feel responsibility for those in the distant future. This would encourage us to think about how our actions affect this planet and human life.
Picture from: https://longnow.org/
Seven Generation Stewardship
‘Seven generation stewardship is a concept that urges the current generation of humans to live and work for the benefit of the seventh generation into the future. It is believed to have originated with the Great Law of the Iroquois – which holds appropriate to think seven generations ahead and decide whether the decisions they make today would benefit their descendants.’ Wiki
Both these concepts make me think about how different would things be if we had a more considerate approach to the planet and the condition we are leaving it in for future humans. However I don’t believe that the reason we should care for earth is because we want to continue human existence. Rather because we understand the importance in respecting the ground we walk on, the streams that we use to sustain us, and the other life we share this planet with.
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