Click here to watch this (it takes a while to load, but it's mind-altering).
It's imperative for us as humans to think about where things come from and where they go. And it's important for us to realize that the price we pay for a purchase is not its true cost to us...that there are impacts that are completely disregarded in the price tag.
It makes me feel sick that people in third world countries are losing their homes, moving to slums because giant corporations that we support are buying the land rights out from under them.
And it is hard to know what to do about it. I simplify my life, I try to buy as little as possible, and recycle as much as I can. But the sheer volume of destruction of natural resources, and then the trashing of the products whose creation necessitated that destruction, and the filling up of landfills...oh God...help us. Of course, we see so little of what we are doing to ourselves, because if we could see...we'd come to a screeching halt, and really question.
And what do we really need, besides food, shelter, some clothes, and love?
Why are we ruining the air and the water and the land in order to have so many silly things?
"The love of money is a root of all evil."
And at what point do we stop worrying about being preachy and just start speaking out about what is happening, and the insanity of this hyperconsumerism?
And what will it take for us to see that we are slaves to the big companies--they employ us, and they pay for advertising to convince us to consume their products, and after we go shopping, we have to work more.
Forgive me for this rant. I just watched the video and got overwhelmed.
2 comments:
good point. i feel guilty now.
hello! my husband and I just watched this a few weeks ago, actually. we were quite moved. it solidified so many things we were already thinking about and discussing.
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