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Life Is Not Useful (Hardcover)
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Life Is Not Useful (Hardcover)
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Indigenous thinker and leader Ailton Krenak exposes the destructive
tendencies of our 'civilization' rampant consumerism, environmental
devastation and a narrow and restricted understanding of humanity's
place on this Earth. For many centuries, Brazil's Indigenous
peoples have bravely faced threats of total annihilation and, in
extremely adverse conditions, have reinvented their lives and
communities. At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the
rest of the world to reconsider its lifestyle, Ailton Krenak's
clear and urgent thinking emerges with newfound impact and offers a
vital perspective on the enormous challenges we face today: the
ravages of the pandemic and the devastation caused by global
warming, to name just two. Krenak questions the value of going back
to normal when 'normal' is a vision of humanity divorced from
nature, actively destroying the planet and digging deep trenches of
inequality between peoples and societies. The 'civilized' world
insists on giving life a purpose but life is not 'useful' and
'civilization' is not destiny. We must learn to embrace the joy of
living life to its fullest, and inhabit the stillness that comes
with not always being useful. In the wake of the pandemic, we have
an opportunity to create deep and meaningful change in the way we
live: this, more than ever, is a time to listen to voices that are
one with the body of the Earth.
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