Economics

Empathy for the Earth:

• The lesson of Manna

They who gathered much did not have to much

*I believe they had the ability to gather for those who could not.

They who gathered little did not have to little

They who tried to hoard more than they needed found that it was rotten and festered with maggots in the morning.

Exodus: 16

*try to root out your maggots.

• The Honorable Harvest:

Never take the first. Never take the last. Harvest in a way that minimizes harm. Take only what you need and leave some for others.

• Beware the Wendigo:

Wendigo (/ˈwɛndɪɡoʊ/) is a mythological creature or evil spirit originating from the folklore of Plains and Great Lakes Natives as well as some First Nations. The wendigo is said to invoke feelings of insatiable greed/hunger, the desire to cannibalize other humans, and the propensity to commit murder in those that fall under its influence.

In addition to denoting a cannibalistic monster from certain traditional folklore, some Native Americans also understand the wendigo conceptually. As a concept, the wendigo can apply to any person, idea, or movement infected by a corrosive drive toward self-aggrandizing greed and excessive consumption, traits that sow disharmony and destruction if left unchecked.