6 Ways to Cleanse the World
6 WAYS TO CLEANSE THE WORLD
1. MINIMALISM
If you live in the city, and you go for a walk on "trash day", you will likely see a lot of furniture, electronics, and clothing that is still in good condition and that could be donated to the "thrift store" but that is being thrown away instead because we have been conditioned to view everything from toothpicks to big screen TV's as "disposable".
A lot of environmental destruction can take place to produce the things that we as consumers buy, but because this destruction isn't taking place anywhere near us it's easy to forget (or never even realize) that there are some serious "hidden costs" in the seemingly inexpensive products that we purchase on a regular basis.
The reason that gasoline, meat, and even cellphones are so seemingly inexpensive for us, is because someone else already paid for most of it with their health, their freedom, or their life.
Over a billion people in the world still live on less than a dollar a day, and over half of the world still lives on less than $10 a day. And as internet access becomes more available to these people, they will not only be able to see us, but they will likely want what we have.
It would be an environmental disaster if everyone on Earth started consuming as much as the average American currently does, and it should be noted that although we have more material possessions now than ever, we also have more cases of depression now than ever, because in the end, the best things in life aren't "things".
Even people who are doing well financially can become depressed if they go on social media and see people who have even more money than them posting pictures of themselves smiling and showing off their expensive cars, expensive meals and expensive vacations. And even the people posting pictures like that may be doing it to get "likes" and "loves" because deep down they themselves are depressed and want to feel more liked and loved, and we need to be more transparent about this so billions of other people don't fall into the same trap.
We are all role models whether we realize it or not, so please be a good role model by living and promoting a less wasteful and more sustainable lifestyle through "minimalism".
2. BE KIND
If life is ever discovered on another planet, it probably won't be alone or be a single species, because life (at least as we know it) is a process of many different lifeforms who all depend on many other different lifeforms to live and grow.
When we understand that we can't truly live alone, and we respect each other enough that we can work together and help each other, this collaboration will lead to us making the giant leap from surviving to thriving.
Not only does kindness benefit the receiver, but it also benefits the giver, and it can even benefits those who simply witness the kindness, and the following video demonstrates this perfectly...
A LITTLE GIRL SAYING GOODBYE TO STRANGERS AT THE AIRPORT
3. TURN THE WORLD INTO A "GARDEN OF EDEN"
If everyone was eating a diet based on raw fruits and vegetables like I recommend in "STEP ONE", it would mean that grocery stores would be one big produce department, and instead of having only one variety of banana for sale, there could be 10, and instead of a few varieties of grapes, there could be a few dozen, and there could also be hundreds of varieties of dates, mangoes, avocados, etc, as well as lots of exotic fruits that most people have never even heard of before.
There would also be no more "slaughterhouses" in the world, and since a lot of the "de-forestation" in the world is due to "animal agriculture", combined with the fact that a lot of fruits grow on trees, there could be a lot more trees in the world.
Even if not everyone on Earth is going to eat this way, the more people who do, the more fruits and vegetables will be grown and sold to meet the demands. (There are over 300 varieties of "Kit Kat" bars in Japan because there is a big enough demand for them there there.)
When people imagine the "Garden of Eden", they usually imagine a peaceful world that is abundant in beautiful fruit trees and where people don't eat animals, and I believe that a world like that would actually be possible if we "voted" for it with our eating habits.
4. APPRECIATE THE EARTH
Below are some pictures of the strange and beautiful planet known as "Earth" that we are all blessed to live on.
A MOUNTAIN GOAT
A NURSERY OF BABY BEES FORMING
A SAWFISH
A SNAIL
A CHAMELEON
A MAGGOT VIEWED UP CLOSE
A DEAD FISH SKELETON REVEALING THE FLOWER OF LIFE PATTERN
A HUMAN EGG BEING FERTILIZED BY SPERM THAT LOOKS LIKE THE SUN
A SEVERED STARFISH ARM REGENERATING FOUR NEW ARMS AND BECOMING A COMPLETE STARFISH THAT LOOKS LIKE A SHOOTING STAR
A CAVE WITH BIOLUMINESCENT GLOW WORMS ON THE CEILING THAT LOOKS LIKE THE STARS AT NIGHT
The more that we increase our sense of awe and wonder for our natural world, the more that we will naturally feel compelled to take better care of it, and the 3 most powerful ways to increase this sense of awe and wonder are...
1. Spend more time in nature.
2. Learn more about the other species whom we share this planet with.
3. Recognize patterns and similarities that we all share.
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