Answer the following questions about the definitions of sustainability given in Box 3.1. 

Box 3.1: 

1. Jefferson wrote, "Then, no generation can contract debts greater than may be paid during the course of its own existence." Provide one example with explanation of how your parents' generation has violated this requirement. Is your generation doing better than your parents'? 

2. Gandhi suggests that "we are thieves in a way." In what way? Explain with examples.

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BOX 3.1 Definitions and Statements Relevant to Sustainable Development. • • Sustainable: "The ability to maintain into perpetuity" (wikipedia.org). Sustainable: "The ability to keep in existence; maintain" (dictionary.com). "Humanity has the ability to make development sustainable to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The concept of sustainable development does imply limits - not absolute limits but limitations imposed by the present state of technology and social organization on environmental resources and by the ability of the biosphere to absorb the effects of human activities" [3]. "Sustainability is the possibility that humans and other life will flourish on Earth forever." - John Ehrenfeld [6]. "A sustainable product or process is one that constrains resource consumption and waste generation to an acceptable level, makes a positive contribution to the satisfaction of human needs, and provides enduring economic value to the business enterprise" - Joseph Fiksel [7]. • "Sustainability occurs when we maintain or improve the material and social conditions for human health and the environment over time without exceeding the ecological capabilities that support them" - American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Sustainable Engineering Forum. . "Then I say the earth belongs to each of these generations during its course, fully, and in their own right. The second generation receives it clear of the debts and incumbrances of