Luke Obrien

“The Eternality of Good and Evil
It is possible for good to conquer evil.
But, an inconvenient truth mirrors the convenient truth -
The convenient truth is that the seeds of good are ever present with evil. And the inconvenient truth is that the seeds of evil are ever present with good
This is why war never ends, and never will.
This is why only two realities exist in this context -
(1) War; with the goal of defeating the enemy. AND
(2) War; with the goal of preventing the enemies conception/birth.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Poems Honoring Our American Values

“When a company has ambitious plans
- be it launching a groundbreaking product, expanding into new markets, or acquiring a rival firm - it often requires a substantial infusion of capital. To secure this funding, they may turn to the bond market, issuing corporate bonds to investors.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Bond ing: The Power of Investing in Bonds

“The role of soil in natural ecosystems shares striking similarities with the role of capital in economies. Just as soil serves as the vital resource underpinning natural ecosystems, capital is the foundational resource driving economic systems.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Principles of a Permaculture Economy

“Permaculture Economics – or, Equitable & Synergistic Systems Economics - is an economic framework that combines principles from permaculture, a design system for sustainable and regenerative agriculture and living, with the fundamentals of capitalist economics to result in something new and novel.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr., Principles of a Permaculture Economy