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| "The earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed." - Gandhi |
To live is to consume. We need air, water and food to live. We need fuel to keep us warm. If every person in the world lived very simply we'd still do some serious damage to our environment because there are so many of us. However, most affluent people in the world today are consuming with no thought for the future, or what their actions could be doing to people less fortunate than themselves.
If you're wondering if you count as affluent the answer is probably yes, especially if you are reading this on your own computer. It's worth bearing in mind that if there is food in your fridge, if you have shoes and clothes, if you have your own bed and a roof over your head, you are wealthier than many people in the world.
It's OK to consume, but our consumption is out of control. Our over consumption is damaging our environment and putting lives in danger, including our own.
