Primitives? Not creating synthetic waste or polluting air, soil, or lake Lacking notions of private ownership of land or belief that profit makes life grand Having no machines to roam through space or propaganda tools for their faith With no concept people belong to the state or belief in waging war for financial gain They're labeled "primitive" . . yet . . . soon enough civilizations taking a haughty stand become nothing but sand – Look at stream, animal, and lake – notice the cycles of each day Live simply: sophistication brings decay

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Ted:	Natural things also decay – this poem isn't logical.
Tim:	So-called primitive things leave less imprint. Too many modern things take millenia to decay. As a result, we're choking in our own waste.
Sam:	In that sense our whole civilization is primitive.
Chris:	Perhaps so-called 'civilized' nations should learn from those that are called 'primitive'.