Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 20, 1989

Sometimes, it is embarassing.

Exactly.

A very good question, Cal. Wish I had an answer.

‘Cause we’re broken, and we done it to ourselves.

Just look at our “elected” officials.

Answers to such questions can be found in The Story of Stuff: The Impact of Overconsumption on the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health—And How We Can Make It Better (©2010) by Annie Leonard. I highly recommend reading it.

Are you familiar with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (©1950) by C. S. Lewis? I’ll bet that Calvin would’ve loved to have had somebody like Professor Kirke in his life. The Professor admits that his house is a very strange place, and that even he doesn’t know much about it. He understands that even if something doesn’t appear to make sense, it’s not necessarily nonsense.