This we know - the earth does not
belong to man, man belongs to earth.
All things are connected like the blood
which unites one family.
Whatever befalls the earth
befalls the sons of the earth.
Man did not weave the web of life,
he is merely a strand in it.
Whatever he does to the web,
he does to himself.Chief Seattle
The purpose of Green Networld is not to give answers, but to raise questions. And in the process, to offer a few possible answers, because in this case, questions are worth much more than answers. Questions that would make you stop for a second & think---think of how things are, think of yourself, think of others, think of the world--think of everything. And, if you are lucky, who knows! After thinking even a little, you might find some answers, too.
We must change if we want to survive. We have to learn to let go.
The WorldWatch institute in Washington D.C. has estimated that the total cost of a six-year program to protect the soil, reforest the land, reduce population growth, retire the debts of developing countries, raise energy efficiency and develop renewable sources of energy would amount to around $750,000 million--about the same amount the world currently spends on arms & armies in one year. All that we lack is the will--the will to change.
We are facing an evolutionary exam - a cosmic intelligence test. We have prodigious powers at our disposal, big enough to destroy the planet a few times. Can our inner evolution keep pace with our material development?
Will we make it? We are in a race against time itself.
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