… ain’t just a Billy Joel song. I was recently told about a not-for-profit vegetarian restaurant in Oz that’s run by volunteers - Lentil As Anything. The cool thing is it’s run on the basis of trust! After you order and eat, you can make an anonymous donation as you leave, giving as much as you feel the meal warrants.
If you’ve ever in town, head to 41 Blessington Street St Kilda, Victoria.
Its philosophy?
Lentil As Anything runs on a model of trust, generosity and inclusion and seeks to have a significant, positive influence on the development of our community.
This got me thinking about trust. How mine, and maybe yours too, has begun to wear thin the older I get. Perhaps it’s a result of having been cheated in the past, or due to all the scary news stories on TV. Maybe we no longer live in a world where it’s appropriate to leave our front doors open at night, but I often like to think about what life would be like if we did.
I also like to think about John Lennon’s Imagine, and how incredible and different things would be if there were no countries, no possessions. The longer I ponder this, I begin to envision people lounging in fertile fields, living off the fruits of the earth, and sleeping under the stars.
May the world live as one,
April
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