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Why we humans never solve the problem of poverty? Why the gap between rich and poor is getting bigger and bigger? Why the environment and society we live in gets worse and it becomes more difficult for people to be satisfied with our lives? Why we all have less and less freedom? I've been aware of more and more life issues during my stay in Yenliao Pure Land and with ATD Fourth World Movement. I found not only the problems or explanation possibilities, but also the way that we could try to engage in for future improvements.
I filmed them for a documentary, and discussed in this report about the issues of Voluntary Simplicity and Poverty which they paid specifically attention to. The 2 topics are often thought of as not relative to or even conflict with each other. However, based on my own experiences, I believe their efforts should complement each other.
I shared some of my reading and pondering experiences in this report. I think we should renew our values, learn to think highly of everyone and everything, in order to realize a multiple and diverse world. We would need everyone to take part in and inspire each other. To regard highly of whatever exists helps to avoid being self-centered, also to avoid extreme poverty due to social exclusion and endless desire because of private ownership.
If we are lucky enough to be able to have choices in our lives, what should we choose to do? I hope what people shared in the documentary would inspire the audiences to make their efforts and build a better place to live for all of us.
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