Why fruit trees will not grow on concrete
No one would try to plant fruit trees on concrete. Everyone knows that this effort would be in vain. Even the healthy development of a community (family, community, state, etc.) needs the right foundation. Otherwise, the efforts are doomed to failure.
A look into history affirms how much suffering is associated with people trying to build societies, empires and systems on a false foundation and under false assumptions.
The basis for sustainable development
For me, God's Word, the Bible, has become the foundation of my own life and of living with others. It reveals our Creator, as the God of history, the present and the future, and as the God of justice, love, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
The Bible answers the deepest questions in life: where we come from, where we are going, and what is the meaning and purpose of life. It places us in the context of eternity, showing the centrality of relationship in the life of each human being: the relationship with God and our relationships with each other. Man was created for this purpose.
The Ten Commandments, which God gave to the people of Israel, are still the cornerstone of any truly functional community. One cannot violate a single commandment without inflicting harm upon oneself and others. Jesus himself summarized the meaning of all Divine instruction as follows: «Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.»
This selfless love and appreciation of all God’s creatures is the only basis for supporting the sustainable development of society.
