“ One of the most remarkable contributions of humans to the world is our capacity for ideas. ”
My passion for human ecology was not a drive for closure—but rather the joy of endless openings and newfound connections. There is no final goal or perfect completion, only the expanding experience of being alive.
~ Richard J. Borden
The average American child, by age eighteen, is estimated to have seen eighteen thousand murders and two hundred thousand acts of violence on television. The “death play” of popular video games is accelerating these numbers to ever-higher levels.
Ecological awareness expands the context of life, it also enlarges who we are as a person.
Death is universal. The rituals associated with it, however, vary substantially—and are greatly influenced by their religious and cultural context.
