Ecological Sustainability

"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed" ~ Gandhi

We all affect and are affected by our environment, and no matter who we are or where we live, all are subject to the laws of nature. Ultimately we depend on nature to provide what we need to survive, and nature depends on us to simply give back at least as much as we take, to make possible the availability of her cycles and resources for future generations. All living beings depend on each other, the earth (their environment) and its resources to survive, so we are all essentially obligated to preserve our planet in exchange for life, as we know it.

"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today" ~ Abraham Lincoln

All this "talk" about how we should "save the earth", "stop global warming", "reduce pollution" and so on sounds great, but until we as individuals actually do something about it, all it will ever be is talk. We cannot expect human laws, governments and everyone else to do all the work for us, no more than we can blame everyone else for the negative environmental effects of their lifestyles. It is us, as individuals and families who must take the first step and make changes in our own lives, to plant the seeds of tomorrow by setting an example today. It is understandable that few have the funds to make such changes all at once, and that not everyone knows just where to begin. Indeed this is quite apparent when for example, an environmental activist drives their brand new gas guzzling SUV to an event organized to promote green living. Nevertheless, living green affordably is more than possible if we but take it one step at a time.