1) The well-being and flourishing of human and nonhuman life on Earth have value in themselves. These values are independent of the usefulness of the nonhuman world for human purposes.
I definitely agree with this statement. The need to try to control nature has been an act that has shifted the planet’s energy way out of balance, and as the yin-yang symbol shows, there is always the seed within, and no pure static state of excess. This is why we are seeing more frequent devastating weather patterns. Why fields that have been planted as a mono-crops and constantly sprayed with chemicals are unable to produce. The soil is depleted. The natural balance has been disturbed.
2) Richness and diversity of life forms contribute to the realization of these values and are also values in themselves.
The inherent energy of all life forms, down to the cellular level, should be respected and honored. The energetic value given to life is not one that should be set by multinational corporations. It follows a natural flow and when that is disrupted and becomes one based on greed for few and not the common-good for all it will be followed by disturbances until the common rhythms of nature are honored and considered.
3) Humans have no right to reduce this richness and diversity except to satisfy vital needs.
‘Vital needs’ is not a relative statement. It is not dependent on the value system set by a few corporations. All actions should be considered as to the effects and their consequences. This brings me to the current standards of the food presented to us as ‘safe’ on our supermarket shelves. There is no labeling to let the public know what they are ingesting, and this was decided by a corporation that manipulated their power to make sure that we are not made aware of any of the GMO foods we are consuming.
4) Present human interference with the nonhuman world is excessive, and the situation is rapidly worsening.
There needs to be significant shifts towards localization and a stop put towards interfering with nature’s rhythms. A large vortex revolves around food. How it’s grown, where it’s grown, how it’s manipulated genetically, the list goes on. Those responsible need to be held accountable for their actions and disregard for the environment. It is not a separate entity. Our environment is a reflection of us and we of it, it is even difficult to explain with language that feels so ‘Cartesian’ at times. There is no separation. ‘We’ are our environment and we are a direct reflection of what is currently happening in our environment.
5) The flourishing of human life and cultures is compatible with a substantial decrease of the human population. The flourishing of nonhuman life requires such a decrease.
This is a difficult one for us to chew on, but it is happening naturally with all of the current ‘catastrophes’. Mass floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, earthquakes, reflect just a few of the current shifts that are showing us that our actions are out of balance. Change needs to happen; whether it’s by our own choices or those of natural environmental reactions.
6) Policies must therefore be changed. The changes in policies affect basic economic, technological structures. The resulting state of affairs will be deeply different from the present.
Corporations need to be held accountable for any environmental pollution and any effects their business may have on the local inhabitants and ecology. In fact, instead of just assigning a monetary value to their punishment they should have to make sure that nothing they do effects the environment negatively or they should not be allowed to operate.
7) The ideological change is mainly that of appreciating life quality (dwelling in situation of inherent worth) rather than adhering to an increasingly higher standard of living. There will be a profound awareness of the difference between big and great.
I feel that when life is truly honored and appreciated it shifts much in the way of dis-ease and brings it more towards a point of balance. The illusionary goals that are set by societies give false impressions as to what is ‘big’ versus what is great. If the majority of folks really questioned their actions and shifted their goals, it would bring about the necessary alterations towards a more sustainable future. It is mentioned in the Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight by Thom Hartmann, that with enough people engaging their energies towards a more balanced state it will have an effect on the world as we know it.
8) Those who subscribe to the foregoing points have an obligation directly or indirectly to participate in the attempt to implement the necessary changes.
A quote that I cannot state verbatim, but along these lines… ‘If you think you are too small to make a difference consider that pesky mosquito”… There are differences you can make, and if the fluttering of a butterfly’s wings can have an effect across the globe so can a choice you make to fall back into nature’s rhythms.
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