From: Adam 

Ellen K. wrote:

> Some of the points mentioned were not about material goods per se, but
> issues like consistently functioning utilities.
>

So long as you're the only people utilizing the river & the woods then
you've got clean water & fuel. It's only as number of people build up
that the fact that there is a village upstream polluting your water &
taking your wood becomes a problem.

Adam

> On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 16:36:37 +0000, Adam
> <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote in
> message :
>
>
>>Ellen K. wrote:
>>
>>>I recently saw a comparison (I think in the latest Economist) of a
>>>"poor" person in the US vs a "rich" person
in the Congo.  The "poor"
>>>person in the US has a much higher standard of living.
>>>
>>
>>Yes & no. You are only poor if you can see people who are richer than
>>you. A peacefull village in Africa can have quite a high standard of
>>life if not of material goods.
>>
>>Adam
>
>

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