Energy independence and securty:
A 10,000 years ago, our forefathers shared life and everything from food to shelter, for they had less at that time of everything, and the prowling dangers too high.From then on Human beings on whole, started a race to get independent of everything and every one. from one biosphere for all to one biosphere for everyone. But the sad fact is, we are still depended on everyone. IF you think your actions are not without cause, well, think again. how did the economic recession of 2008, affect all of us, how did the earthquake in Japan affect us?
Think on these you will know that each and every one on this planet is connected irrespective of our political and religious differences. everybody thought IT would help people get independent, well, it did not, sadly the most used thing by a large number of people is still social networking sites like Facebook, twitter etc.every research we do on the internet is written by people like me and you.
My point for the last 2 para' was to tell you that you cant hide from this world and its problem in a castle of your money and achievements.
We have to be aware of the problems of the world. and I can also tell you that world cannot be saved bby charity.
I want to share a small experience I had a couple of days before,
I was in a hospital, when a 12 year old boy was selling food packets for a living. A person who was near me told that he has been plying that trade for last 5 years. I felt sympathetic as a human being to another and I wanted to do what i could for him and my first thought was to give the poor chap some money. but then I thought, if I gave him money there was no surer way to introduce that small boy into begging. He was in the right path, He was working to make a living, and that truly is a glorious path, a hard one, but the right one. He will never spend that money on drinks or drugs.
My point being, charity cannot save this world. Only actions can, because action have effect on the ones around us. Every action carry a message, certain ones inspiring, certain others motivating and still others the negative one. every great leader proved his worth through actions and the changes those actions brought about in people around them.
A good parent is not the one who lectures, but the one who acts as an example. Every one acknowledges this but when it comes to practice, people starts having second thought on how hard it can be.
I have come to realise that plenty is not enough and it doesn't mean independent either, all it means is greed and that is not good, because it affects your morality and values.
So we have to learn to be content with what we have and enough to live is the only way to move forward, with population explosion and lower production, we are going to have to pay a higher price for everything, so living a life on enough to survive is the mantra for future generations. If we still inspire success based on greed, well, god help us, because there is gonna be a lot of sick and hungry people, you may not be one of the unfortunate, but your children or grand children could be.
Energy independence is also one of the same scenarios. There is no limit to our uses. Every man needs an air-conditioner, It's expensive and comes at a huge maintenance, but people think, OK I will have to make some more money. what they don realise is, the money they are spending is finally going to making this environment hotter and more miserable for others. when we run out of money we can always make more or we can print or we can steal, well all of these are options, but there is only one earth and you cant make, steal or print more of those. It may not be apparent to us that world is getting a bit too smaller for our uses, that is because our lives are short.
Its time to acknowledge the gaps in lifestyle and work on it, It is the only way to a healthy life for all the people on the planet. no one wants a nuclear power-plant in their backyard, but the rate at which we are going, when the day is not far when we will have to invest on that along with the house. 60% of our energy consumption still comes from oil , and well it may last for another 100 years but, will the planet with life last that long. Scientists are not very sure of it anymore. 40ft water rise is predicted somewhere in next 50 years, So its is about time we took sometime to look back and see where we stepped on mud in the path.
you being energy independent alone cannot save the earth, but you can be an example or at least try for a greener way of life. the earthquake in Japan was caused by a very insignificant event on a very much stressed atmosphere.
if we got 30% of our consumption the green way for a start, we could actually pass a very great message to the younger generation, who is so focused on destroying it with their fast cars, laptops.
A 10,000 years ago, our forefathers shared life and everything from food to shelter, for they had less at that time of everything, and the prowling dangers too high.From then on Human beings on whole, started a race to get independent of everything and every one. from one biosphere for all to one biosphere for everyone. But the sad fact is, we are still depended on everyone. IF you think your actions are not without cause, well, think again. how did the economic recession of 2008, affect all of us, how did the earthquake in Japan affect us?
Think on these you will know that each and every one on this planet is connected irrespective of our political and religious differences. everybody thought IT would help people get independent, well, it did not, sadly the most used thing by a large number of people is still social networking sites like Facebook, twitter etc.every research we do on the internet is written by people like me and you.
My point for the last 2 para' was to tell you that you cant hide from this world and its problem in a castle of your money and achievements.
We have to be aware of the problems of the world. and I can also tell you that world cannot be saved bby charity.
I want to share a small experience I had a couple of days before,
I was in a hospital, when a 12 year old boy was selling food packets for a living. A person who was near me told that he has been plying that trade for last 5 years. I felt sympathetic as a human being to another and I wanted to do what i could for him and my first thought was to give the poor chap some money. but then I thought, if I gave him money there was no surer way to introduce that small boy into begging. He was in the right path, He was working to make a living, and that truly is a glorious path, a hard one, but the right one. He will never spend that money on drinks or drugs.
My point being, charity cannot save this world. Only actions can, because action have effect on the ones around us. Every action carry a message, certain ones inspiring, certain others motivating and still others the negative one. every great leader proved his worth through actions and the changes those actions brought about in people around them.
A good parent is not the one who lectures, but the one who acts as an example. Every one acknowledges this but when it comes to practice, people starts having second thought on how hard it can be.
I have come to realise that plenty is not enough and it doesn't mean independent either, all it means is greed and that is not good, because it affects your morality and values.
So we have to learn to be content with what we have and enough to live is the only way to move forward, with population explosion and lower production, we are going to have to pay a higher price for everything, so living a life on enough to survive is the mantra for future generations. If we still inspire success based on greed, well, god help us, because there is gonna be a lot of sick and hungry people, you may not be one of the unfortunate, but your children or grand children could be.
Energy independence is also one of the same scenarios. There is no limit to our uses. Every man needs an air-conditioner, It's expensive and comes at a huge maintenance, but people think, OK I will have to make some more money. what they don realise is, the money they are spending is finally going to making this environment hotter and more miserable for others. when we run out of money we can always make more or we can print or we can steal, well all of these are options, but there is only one earth and you cant make, steal or print more of those. It may not be apparent to us that world is getting a bit too smaller for our uses, that is because our lives are short.
Its time to acknowledge the gaps in lifestyle and work on it, It is the only way to a healthy life for all the people on the planet. no one wants a nuclear power-plant in their backyard, but the rate at which we are going, when the day is not far when we will have to invest on that along with the house. 60% of our energy consumption still comes from oil , and well it may last for another 100 years but, will the planet with life last that long. Scientists are not very sure of it anymore. 40ft water rise is predicted somewhere in next 50 years, So its is about time we took sometime to look back and see where we stepped on mud in the path.
you being energy independent alone cannot save the earth, but you can be an example or at least try for a greener way of life. the earthquake in Japan was caused by a very insignificant event on a very much stressed atmosphere.
if we got 30% of our consumption the green way for a start, we could actually pass a very great message to the younger generation, who is so focused on destroying it with their fast cars, laptops.
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