I must ask that before I drink yet another cup of coffee, shampoo my hair, or
use that cream on my face that helps me get a better shave.
I have to ask myself, are these products I use worth it?
Is preserving my lifestyle worth it?
Article by - Taharah-Iman Cobb
Let's begin by defining a word: Excavation.
What does this word mean to you?
Dictionaries define it: to make hollow ;to build by carving out ;to engage in removing.
Construction companies and builders excavate to create new homes
all over the world that are purchased daily on the housing market.
This excavation is truly carving out this lush planet every 60 seconds.
Do we really want to live on an Earth that is hollow, carved out ,
where everything natural has been removed?
I must ask that before I drink yet another cup of coffee, shampoo my hair, or
use that cream on my face that helps me get a better shave.
I have to ask myself, are these products I use worth it?
Is preserving my lifestyle worth it?
This is how we are currently living and it can be changed.
Read on.
Where we are Now
In North America and in every other continent
Human excavation and construction are the sole
danger for Wild Life and for all natural habitats.
What significance does this have for us?
Rainforests and other undisturbed places within nature
provide many things used in daily Human life: coffee,
chewing gum, soap, conditioner, specialized creams
and lotions (especially facial treatments) including
"Organic" products.
Our current rate of growth and expansion across this
globe is quickly eliminating our very source of life.
It is as if we are solving our problem of self-destruction
by default. Once all of the resources are used.......
where will we go?
We once believed that the Earth was flat, because
we had not the experience to teach us the greater
truth. We then believed that we could only travel
by boat with painstaking effort, for long periods of time.
Now, however, we know that there are many galaxies
other than our own, and we know that we are capable
of travelling there if we wish to. Just like we created
planes and spaceships, we can create even greater
things. Yes! We can create, but for what? and
Whom is this benefiting aside from ourselves?
From a psychological / socioeconomical point of view
Humans believe that expansion equals growth.
So let's define this just as we have excavation.
Growth: to pass into a condition gradually.
What exactly have we as a species grown into?
Our water is now filtered and then filled with
'cleansing chemicals', our soil and beaches are
eroding, precious endangered species are dying
off. Again.....what exactly have we grown into?
First let us look at this:
New Construction vs. Renovation
Companies who specialize in mass production or
on-site construction of homes amass tremendous
amounts of income some of which is used to pay
for the cost of excavation. This entire operation is
fueled by consumers who seemingly still believe
that human action is detached from human experience.
Here's an example to make that point more clear:
I went out yesterday and saw two beautiful homes.
One of the homes is an older home, in an
older area. The other home is new and the small
culdesack is expanding quickly into an entire
neighborhood. I love the shiny brass light fixtures
on the new home. I noticed the fresh brick, the new
sod, air tight windows, etc. Yet in the older home I
know that the opportunity exits there as well to
create exactly what I want, with more effort.
This may be presumptuous to say, but perhaps
our eco issues, and dying Wild Life species are
a result of our perceived need for convenience,
speed, and newness. Perhaps it is not that we are
unaware. Perhaps it is that some of us choose
to disregard our affect on the lives of generations
of people that will come long after we are gone.
You know, "Outta sight, Outta mind, right?"
Then, I can only speak for myself.
For me, life is new every day.
I wake up to a new sunrise, and to new
skin cells every day. I don't need a new
home, or a new car, or new shampoo to define
the quality of my life, but I do want those things to
be there all of my life. I want to be free to choose to
live with options and in good health. Yet, I know
that the only way for this to happen is to change
It has been said for lasting change to take effect, one
must first begin with self. From this perspective
to create global change we must create change
within our homes........physical change, structural change.
The change of a lifetime.
Expansion is a beautiful aspect of life.
Person by person the entire world can learn
to come from a place of broad-mindedness and vision.
When we expand as a civilization let it be into new heights of
conscious awareness. Let this broadened awareness
become the foundation for the way that we live,
and the homes that we live in, the business that
we build and the structures used for both.
Perhaps when we finally learn to adjust to this great
planet, and embrace its natural perfection, we will find
no benefit in hollowing out our environment
to create a home, and maybe......just maybe
we'll become more whole ourselves.
Peace & Positive energy
Taharah-Iman Cobb
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