Todays young people, especially, know that the progress of science and technology can produce not only new material goods but also a wider sharing in knowledge. At this important time, humankind has an opportunity to reflect on our 100,000 year journey to this moment of truth, the truth that compels us to lay open our conscious relationship to the Earth and all Life." Adam Smith, author of Wealth of Nations, held that material self-interest was the primary motivating factor, and that, if left alone, each individual would maximize the common good through self-centered activity. As the present forms of social organization become more dysfunctional, chaotic, and unhealthy, intentional communities will become a more popular arena for transformation and inspiration for a bright future. This worldview, still dormant today, separates us from our brothers and sisters, alienates us from the Earth, and feeds to the "ticky-tack" ravaging consumer lifestyle we accept as normal. The third member of the triumvirate of western worldview creators was political philosopher. Social Ecology argues that ecology can help humans understand the complexities and principles of nature that are analogous systems and structures in social communities. This reflection will encompass deep probing questions