Greener Country Bumper Sticker
Our physical existence and well-being depends on the consumption of
goods and services. Yet, it is hard to establish how much we really
need to live well and be happy. While our desire to accumulate seems
often to be infinite and insatiable, having more does not necessarily
improve our well-being. If more were always better, those of us
fortunate enough to get hold of an unfair share of goods and services
would be the happiest human beings on Earth. But this is not the case!
Moreover, in a bid to secure 'more' for ourselves, we may have deprived
others of their fundamental rights to survive and flourish, and to have enough.
The widespread obsession with the acquisition
of the goods and services we are told we need has a direct bearing on
the carrying capacity of the planet Earth. Our consumption needs
ultimately depend on the utilization of natural resources. In this
respect, the more we consume, the faster the rate of depletion of
non-renewable natural resources. The waste from our consumption also
contributes to the pollution of our environment. So, we are at this
juncture of history where nobody is a real winner. Those with plenty
often fail to enjoy life and be content with what they have, and those
with too little find it hard to make ends meet. Yet, our political
leaders — and most of us as well — are still preoccupied with
increasing the quantity of goods and services produced, instead of
improving the quality of our lives through sustainable living.
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