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Land as Investment (Micronesia)

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Topic: Land Investment

Sort Desciption: Any kind of investment, whether from outside money or through. bank loans, will inevitably involve the use of our land, as we shall ...

Content Inside: â€¢ Over 80 articles on history and social change in Micronesia., as well as previous issues of the Micronesian Counselor. â€¢ A complete list of videos produced to date in our media studio. â€¢ 1996 and 1997 catalog search results on Micronesia now avialable. â€¢ Participate in our discussion forum. Current Topic: How Effective Are Our Government Agencies? â€¢ Submit postal and e-mail addresses to receive future copies of the Micronesian Counselor and notifications of publications and videos as they are produced. articles videos library forum mail micsem.org M ICRONESIAN S EMINAR P.O. Box 160 Pohnpei, FM 96941 February 4, 2000 Issue 25 As Investment Francis X. Hezel, S.J. Micronesian Counselor, Issue 25 Landâ€“A Buried Treasure? L and is a resource that should be used, not left untouched. To let it go unused is like putting money in a sock and burying it outside the house. One of the servants in the familiar gospel story does just this when he tucks away the piece of gold he is given by his master because he is terrified of losing this treasure. At the masterâ€™s return, however, the servant is chided for letting the treasure lie idle, while the other two stewards who have invested their pieces of gold and doubled their original investment are praised for their good sense and resourcefulness. What are we doing with our treasure? Over the centuries Micronesians have been using their land to support themselves and their families. They have usually been careful not to squander it, maintaining it for their heirs as well as for their own use. Micronesians today should be just as careful to preserve the land, but they will have to use it, just as their ancestors always have, to provide for their families in the future. We should be no more willing to lose our land than people in the past, but we ought to be prepared to use it differently than they did. Why? Because times have changed, our needs and wants have multiplied under the growing cash econ ...

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