If you are reading this, you are probably one of the luckiest humans ever to have lived. But to paraphrase Spiderman’s Uncle Ben, “With great fortune comes great responsibility.”  I feel that I have an obligation — to my principles, to my family, my neighbors, my country, and the planet — to make a better world.

If I have a god, it is Life… not just my life, but all life, in all its forms. You can call it Nature — the vast, various, complex and interdependent system of organisms and behaviors that makes all our lives possible. There is something wonderful about a self-replicating, evolving being that almost makes me believe in perfectibility.

But my religion, if you want to call it that, is Science, and I think in terms of Systems. The Ecosystem is just that; a system, or rather a system of systems. Weather is a system. A cell is a system. An organism is a system of cells. A society is a system of organisms. The Ecosystem — Life — depends on the healthy interaction between its subsystems for its stability and continuity. When well organized and well regulated, these systems can operate for a very long time. When they are not sustainably organized and regulated, they break down. In other words, while Life is remarkably resilient, it is also fragile.

We humans have, for better or worse, become disproportionately influential on the health of our ecosystem — our planet. This compels us to think bigger, beyond ourselves and even our local communities. After all, what is good for a virus is not good for the body. We need to think on a planetary scale, and to think in terms of Sustainability, first and foremost.

Human society is expressed in our government, which is how we shape our civilization. My driving principle is Sustainability — environmental, social, governmental, and yes, economic. I have attempted to apply this principle to my individual daily life, but global results require a global effort, which means all of us. It means educating and influencing our neighbors, our community, and ultimately the leaders of our government to take action to undo the harm and start building a sustainable world. This is a major reason why I have built this site.