If you listen to and follow the mainstream media, you will no doubt have heard Government officials and so called world leaders, talk about how the Climate is changing and how we, the people need to change the way that we live.
I agree that the climate is changing, but not in the ways that they like to talk about The earth goes through natural cycles, for example every 11 years or so, we go from a solar maximum to a solar minimal. These are natural occurrences, that happen regardless of what we do.
The seasons definitely seem to be shifting these last few years, with the winter season coming later and later.
I have no doubt that we do affect the environment, especially when you look at the amount of waste that is being produced, the many old growth forests that have been cut down and the amount of pollution that is being released into the atmosphere.
But many of the things that are being pushed, i.e rising seas levels, well that just isn't happening and if it really is a concern, then why do so many world leaders and ex world leaders have multi million dollar sea front properties. Suddenly, things don't seem to be adding up.
I think, that we each need to take responsibility for the way in which we live. That we could al do with living more consciously.
But if you really, want to look at what effects the planets ecosystem the most, it is the huge corporations, the mining companies, the pharmaceutical companies with their incinerators. Yet the responsibility is being passed onto us.
Whilst they talk about the need for us to take note of our carbon foot print, the same is not expected of those who hold most of the world's wealth, monetary wealth that is. As they use their private jets, to attend conferences to discuss how best to get us the common people, to succumb to their draconian rules.
I'm not saying we shouldn't look at our lifestyles, I already said that we all could do with living more consciously. But can we please, just have honest conversations about the injustice that is being done. Yes we can recycle more and travel less.
But what about nuclear plants, that uses millions of liters of water each day to clean their reactors, or the fashion industry which accounts for at least 20% of global water pollution.
If every person, who is being instructed to change their way of life, did. Do you really believe that it would make a huge difference. It would make a difference for sure, but for maximum impact we really need to look at the way in which all the major corporations are using the earths resources.
We certainly need to get rid of private jets for a start and begin to hold the wealthiest among us, accountable as well. To move away from this culture of guilt and shame, that has us looking down upon those who live around us and instead direct our energy towards those who are having the biggest impact on the environment.
To wake up to the many big deceptions.
I live a minimalist lifestyle, because I don't agree with the way in which society is governed. How it continues to feed the hand of the rich, whilst taking so many liberties away from the rest of us and making us feeling guilty, about the conditions that they have forced us to live with.
I also live this way, so that I can have a more minimal impact on the environment, I strive for a small footprint. Living minimally to me, is a mindset, an understanding, that everything we do has an effect on nature. It is a desire to tread lightly, to connect more deeply and broaden our awareness.
For things to change, on a global scale, we need to face the truths ( some very uncomfortable truths) of how this world is being run, the human world that is. Because it is to the natural world, that we should be looking towards, to guide us. To really understand the natural earth cycles, so that we can adapt better and use our resources more optimally.
We have so much to learn, if only, we would slow down, observe and listen!
