Humanure

So, with gardening season coming up, I've been reading up on composting. And I came across this funny term: Humanure.
It's exactly what you think it is: human waste composted into usable, nutrient laden soil. It is not, however, raw sewage (commonly called night soil when spread over crops), if you may be thinking it is. Did you know you can even get or make your own composting toilet? It's great for the earth as it uses little or no water and prevents the contamination of ground water.

I'm having a strange fascination with this process. Not so much in a gardening or raising crops sense, because let's face it, that just sicks me out, but in a personal progress kind of sense. I like this idea of taking the worst parts of yourself, the waste, and refining them into something that can nurture and enrich not only your own life but the lives of others.
This reminds me of a quote I read recently in one of Debbie Macomber's books: The grass is not greener on the other side of the fence; it's greener where it's watered. It's the same idea, I think. You can think something else will be better, if I just went here or saw this or had that, then I would be happy. But if we take the time to examine in ourselves what is really wrong and what we are really unhappy with, and then fix it by culturing and tending to it, then we can, I don't know, be invicible or something. And you know, you don't even have to be unhappy to see value in this process, just willing to nuture others.
What do you think?

Comments

Dave said…
I am amazed that you would have a serious case of finkle fillia.
Heather said…
That is JUST nasty!!! Although James would like Dave to make a video of your composting potty and how it works. Just Nasty! Who thinks of these things? And does it make better compost if you eat more veggies? Fruit? Fiber? I don't know...just sounds oogy to me!
Emily said…
Yuck! I can only imagine how bad that would smell! I am still laughing at you Stadium Seating post. So true! I hated that. Our ward here meets in an elementary school. I feel like I have to line up with my cafeteria melamine lunch tray and find the "cool" place to sit, but at least sacrament is first.
Elsie said…
I loved the analogy of taking the worst parts of yourself and turning it into something use-able - Like the Lord making weak things become strong for us. If you can get past the humanure - it's a great thought.
Heather said…
i think its a bunch of crap.

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