b'and Class in America, Lewis Lapham reported that whether you make $50,000 per annum or have a net worth of $5 million, Americans across the board think that happiness lies in having twice as much. 5Thats not because we are greedy. Its because we are afraid.Most of us are living in a state of existential fear, however sublimated, because we produce nothing that we consume. We are utterly depen-dent upon capital flowing to us from distant, anonymous sources. Disruptions in the global supply chain shine a harsh light on one aspect of this dependency.We can blame Wall Street or Washington, we can say were mad as hell until were blue or red in the face, but until we begin the work of reconnecting to one another and the places where we live, we will remain befuddled. Befuddlement. A box of which just landed on my doorstep in the form of home-delivered food that I am afraid to touch.Local does not mean parochial or xenophobic. Neither does small mean inconsequential, nor slow mean lacking in urgency. Local, small and slow are vital ingredients in the diversity-rich home-brew that can bring us back to our senses, while we grapple with the biggest of questions: If we are fearful, angry and befuddled in our own lives, how can we avoid being fearful, angry and befuddled at the level of nations and societies? How much is enough? Can we make peace with one another and with all other species? 5 See Money and Class in America, by Lewis Lapham (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988)16'