In another example, when inhabitants of an Indian village were asked to brainstorm together on the things they would most like to change, they kept coming back to the importance of karma or fate. When asked what kinds of things influenced fate, they mentioned water, education, hard work, land, and money. Normally, a PLA exercise would end at this point, and the conversation would shift to helping the community decide how it wanted to improve these areas of material life. Considering the holistic nature of the local worldview, however, another question was asked: What influences these areas of
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