... or Train of thoughts on the train to Copenhaguen
Choosing a train as a mean of transport was somehow natural, and it got us thinking why even if we are aware of the environmental consequences of the current lifestyle we still fail to implement alternatives we are more or less aware of. Are we so reluctant in depriving ourselves from the comfort and why?
False, material securities with which we are surrounding ourselves constantly are just a vague attempt of filling in the gap caused by self-inducted alienation. Both nature and ourselves. And happiness. It has become something of which we feel such a big lackage that there are entire industries selling it to us. Can it be actually bought? Pathological over consumption has not be proven as a “yellow brick road” (ref. Wizard of Oz).
How much do we actually need? How often did we ask ourselves where our belongings derive from and what is their real cost.
Simplicity is an alternative.
We are a part of the global, but each one`s individual is what constitutes it. The way we feel, think and act. Each one is a piece of the puzzle, and each one is equally important as well as necessary in the same. Each one has something unique to contribute and give.
Taking responsibilities and not turning a blind eye is one way of doing it. Simple everyday choices can be more important and more contributing than it seems.
We are being insincere if we still claim that it is a “fight” for preserving birds and bees, trees and polar beers. We are all just manifestations of the same. Life. And life will survive, it cannot be diminished. In one form or another, our planet will find a way to recuperate like it did so many times before. What is at a stake is our own survival. In each ecosystem when a catastrophe occurs the first species to go is the most complex one. As we are proudly emphasizing we are the peak of the pyramid, top of the hill. And the first one to go.
But it is not just about the mere survival as well. It is a about regaining the sentiment of the overall connection between each other, and the sense that unity can still prevail on the scale for doing something right.
False, material securities with which we are surrounding ourselves constantly are just a vague attempt of filling in the gap caused by self-inducted alienation. Both nature and ourselves. And happiness. It has become something of which we feel such a big lackage that there are entire industries selling it to us. Can it be actually bought? Pathological over consumption has not be proven as a “yellow brick road” (ref. Wizard of Oz).
How much do we actually need? How often did we ask ourselves where our belongings derive from and what is their real cost.
Simplicity is an alternative.
We are a part of the global, but each one`s individual is what constitutes it. The way we feel, think and act. Each one is a piece of the puzzle, and each one is equally important as well as necessary in the same. Each one has something unique to contribute and give.
Taking responsibilities and not turning a blind eye is one way of doing it. Simple everyday choices can be more important and more contributing than it seems.
We are being insincere if we still claim that it is a “fight” for preserving birds and bees, trees and polar beers. We are all just manifestations of the same. Life. And life will survive, it cannot be diminished. In one form or another, our planet will find a way to recuperate like it did so many times before. What is at a stake is our own survival. In each ecosystem when a catastrophe occurs the first species to go is the most complex one. As we are proudly emphasizing we are the peak of the pyramid, top of the hill. And the first one to go.
But it is not just about the mere survival as well. It is a about regaining the sentiment of the overall connection between each other, and the sense that unity can still prevail on the scale for doing something right.
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