measured by people's joy of being alive

 it's time to start measuring the things that we do
 by their beauty and depth

 so that our living becomes enhanced
 resensitized to the phenomena of being alive

 to acknowledge ourselves as those blessed with senses
 able to see the beauty of mountains otherwise blind
 able to smell flowers like bees covered in pollen
 able to rejoice in the pleasure of touch

 A human system that values all of these experiences
 but primarily the ability for those yet to come
 to experience joy

 measured in ecological resiliency
 measured by clean air and delicious water
 measured by eloquent words and people with stories worth listening to
 measured by people's joy of being alive