why eco living? why change?

NATURAL RESOURCES....

CONSUMERISM


- KILLING OUR WORLD !


- KILLING US !

KILLING OUR WORLD !!!

(CANCER) KILLING US !!!

WE MUST CHANGE OUR MODEL ! 

From

CONSUMERISM


Towards


CREATION MODEL

TWO DIFFERENT SYSTEMS:


The Roadmap from One model to Another......

We live in a system. This system is based on a model. This model is not thousand of years old or not sophisticated. It is called Consumerism. 

This model has taken over the World after the 2nd World War. It is a global and established system now all over the world. We, all human beings function the same way in this model. We are used. We are slaved. We are the main pawns, which make this model working. 

Main parts of this model is centralized, standardized, controlled: 
Economy is centrally managed by the banks. The drive is growth of exchanging the goods,
Energy is mainly based on Oil and other natural-non renewable recources, Nuclear and lately Fracking, which means the last resort of energy for supporting this system
Education is almost the same everywhere in the world, teaching to be a good worker and to catch a place in this system,
Healthcare is based on fixing the sicnesses with injections, pills, drugs, which is the same mentality driving the growth of drug industry,
Food is mechanized, standarized, chemicalized, DNA modified(GMO) and unhealthy, which is supporting the growth of healthcare system and keeping the pawns at minimal nutrition levels,
Water is centralized and chemicalized. Sold to the pawns with minimal nutrition level and without any beneficial bacteria in it,
Wastes are centrally managed. Recycled or burned based on the natural and non-renewable energy recources,
People are the pawns. Their work and product exchange is the key to this system. Keeping the pawns under control is also another key point for this system. Their choices are managed by centralized information distribution and media. Their governing authories are set up in a way to support monetary system and consumerism,
Assumption 1: There is endless and cheap energy supply that all above system parts can function properly.

Behind The Scenes of Consumerism: 

1. Energy Issue: Most used energy type in Consumerism is Oil. Most of the products are made from petroleum, Food Production and Transport mostly based on Oil, Water purification and distribution, Waste solutions are based on Oil. Because of this extensive usage and population growth, more than 50% of World Oil reserves have been consumed less than 100 years. This issue is called Energy Crisis and Peak Oil.

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2. Over Population: This system runs on people. Population growth is encouraged in this system that product exchange goes on expected growth, therefore the sudden increase on population from 1950's is a result of this model: Consumerism. This model suggests more and more people use more and more products that it can exist.

3. Impact on Environment: Spicies extinction, environmental degradation, Global Warming and so on is a result of Consumerism model. This model only works with product exchange growth, otherwise it collapses as we are experiencing nowadays. Especially food industry with monoculture encouraging way is a main destruction mechanism for the World we live in. The energy is based on mainly Oil but seeing this energy source coming to the end, new cheap energy resource search brought us more impactful results, such as Fracking. Also Hydro Electric energy, Nuclear energy, Gas and Coal extraction methods are exhausting our World.

In our daily lives, we support this system, we are the main contributor and main demand for this system. Because of our demand this system exists. Without our participation, it cannot function because it is created based on our demand.

ONE MODEL TO ANOTHER....

We accept it or not, 
Scared or not, 
Want it or Not, 
Like it or Not
Like the habits and Cosy Old times, or Not.....

We have to Change! 
We have to change our ways,
We have to change our habits,
We have to change our mentality

Because, this system is a killer. It is devistating our own World. This model is not healthy, it is killing us. This model is available only with one condition: Cheap Energy(Constant and Cheap supply of Oil). 

We have to change our MODEL!

Change is not a bad thing. The Change is constant. In Nature and everything around us. We cannot stick to one thing and expect that it will stay as long as we want it and the way we want it. It will not. It is changing. The times are changing. 

WE ARE MOVING FROM CONSUMERISM MODEL TO CREATION MODEL !

The more we hang on to the old model, the more it will stink. Because it is dead.

The more we hang on to the old model, we will suffer. Because it cannot support us anymore.

The more we hang on to the old model, we are degrading ourselves, loosing time for stepping further in our elignment........

CREATION MODEL

What do you believe?

If you believe that The Creator created all exists(as majority does according to statistics); Bugs, worms, plants, monkeys, lions, trees...our planet, stars, Universe and so on. And Humans. 

The Question is:  Why are we created in all this universe? What is our function? Are we here to consume all exist? Did the creator created us to be the king of the World to consume it all? Or we have a higher place than all exist? If we have a higher place above all exists, then What is our responsibility on having such a place?

Or you have a different belief, non-religious or Spiritual or other...

The question is:  What is our role in this Universe? Only to consume and live our existence until we die? Or we have a responsibility during this time?

Does it really matter what we believe? That we see ourselves as watchers or kings to rule of all? Does it really matter? If we destroy our precious World and ourselves?

The Point Is:
The point is how we look at life. If we take the responsibility for our lifetime "To be responsible for ourselves and our environment, then the picture changes dramatically. The mentality changes. Our habits, actions, day-to-day life changes, the direction of the World changes.

If our belief, our choice, is to take care of ourselves and our environment, to participate and be part of our precious World, to care for our mother Earth, then we need to think of another model because Consumerism is not suitable for this way for many reasons highlighted above.

The new model is called Creation Model. Because, everyone on this planet takes care of the planet and the creatures(including humans) on it. In the creation model everyone participtes and creates life.

Consuming things is not the aim but creating LIFE and caring the LIFE is the aim. 

- Growing our own food is a participation on Creation, giving life to the plants, insects, animals, creating environments which allow nature to thrive.
- Eating less meat or no meat can change the World. If you do that, it is a participation on reducing the cruelty on animals. It also means opening land for people to participate growing their own food. All around the world, the land is limited because it is occupied for meat industry. Grazing fields, animal food(corn, wheat, grass...) fields all exist because of our meat eating habits. If we choose to change our habits by reducing our meat consumption then we change the world already. It is in our hands. We just need to take it, do it, apply it in our practical lives. I know it is difficult at the beginning, I have been there.

The Creation model suggests that we are here to live in harmony with all exists. It is called Stewardship.

New Economy is coming. It is based on Share. The talents and services are offered, needs are balanced and the mentality is Take only what you need,
Energy is firstly based on renewable but also adjusting to the levels we really need. Currently we are spending 7 years of Sun energy in 1 day! We are wasteful on energy and the area we are spending is for products we do not need really. Recycling and storing the energy is the main approach
Education system should be based on innovation and creation. Montessori system can be a beginning.
Healthcare system should be first healthy living and not to get sick. Healthy eating, healthy water, healthy lifestyle and environment is the key to be healthy. To cure someone should not be needed. If anything left over to be cured, natural remedies should be the first choice.
Food is locally produced by majority in the new system. There comes in Permaculture food growing techniques and principles. Transforming the soil, curing the damage we gave to the World should be our aim Worldwide. Give and Share with nature should be our principle.
Water is all around us. We just need to use it repectfully. The way we live should encourage the healthy water resources to grow. More forests, more organic and nature friendly environments will create underground water re-establishment.
Wastes should be minimized by the lifestyle first. Every person is responsible from their own waste. Our sewage system should be transformed to fertilizer locally by individual household and with the majority of people. Growing our own food is already takes the plastic usage to minimum.
People are the innovation! People are the change! People are the carers, people are the stewards, people are the communities, people are the participants.

Before anything and everything, we have to love and respect our mother Earth. Care for her and live with her. Not "Take" from her but "Share" with her.

In Nature, everything is Connected. We have to remember our connection. The only way I see is through Nature. Living in nature, sharing with nature, caring for nature, giving to nature.

We have to learn and remember to care for our own bodies, our communities. We need to re-establish the connection between us with new terms. Caring and Sharing and Listening are new values.

We need to learn to share it fairly. Our Ego should not come first. Fair Share is the way.

I found all of this values in the concept of Permaculture. I did not create any of above. I'm just sharing it here as a compilation and appliying them as much as I can in my life. Permaculture is a step, it is a Tool and Design System. We need to invest towards living with nature but not against it. 

That's Why Eco Living,
That's Why Change,
That's Why Towards Nature.....