Another day another buck . Another year, another viewpoint. I come back to this blog to draft my annual birthday post. However, this time I come back to you after the most influential year of my life which refurbished my outlook on life and sustainability. Oh, and a degree too (in truth my graduation rite is occurring as I write to you).
Before this day of reflection I have been one of those CFO minded people who believed the green paper was the only route to a green world . When in fact it is easier than that; it is. just society's outlook and what they actually price. In the traditionally most capitalistic part of the world we place that value on money and expansion in opposition to a top of the range of life for us and our kids . Society drives all corporations, for without us they could not exist. If society puts enough focus on their demand, the world will be compelled to conform with it or else society will fail. The treble net result, as hunky-dory as some make it out to be is true. It aptly shows the interconnected and dependent nature of the world's major spheres, the environment, economy and society. Supportability is not a lifestyle choice; one can't choose how to be tolerable while ignoring the remainder of the worldwide civilizations. A tolerable life is the only choice as you either are viable or you are not. That is the one problem I have with point systems; how can a building be only 50% sustainable? It is a black and white affair which fortunately was recognised by the Living Building Institute in their verification system, the Living Building Challenge.
On my 22nd birthday I want to be clear with my perspective and message . A sustainable present and future is extremely possible. I have even seen it myself in the eyes of those individuals that I have been thankful to encounter and befriend. However,the people at the helm of the movement are in many ways exceptionally capable folks, although not for their current position. I have all the confidence in the world that humans are making a generational push toward a shift in our societal mindset which will ultimately conclude in a balanced Earth .
Before this day of reflection I have been one of those CFO minded people who believed the green paper was the only route to a green world . When in fact it is easier than that; it is. just society's outlook and what they actually price. In the traditionally most capitalistic part of the world we place that value on money and expansion in opposition to a top of the range of life for us and our kids . Society drives all corporations, for without us they could not exist. If society puts enough focus on their demand, the world will be compelled to conform with it or else society will fail. The treble net result, as hunky-dory as some make it out to be is true. It aptly shows the interconnected and dependent nature of the world's major spheres, the environment, economy and society. Supportability is not a lifestyle choice; one can't choose how to be tolerable while ignoring the remainder of the worldwide civilizations. A tolerable life is the only choice as you either are viable or you are not. That is the one problem I have with point systems; how can a building be only 50% sustainable? It is a black and white affair which fortunately was recognised by the Living Building Institute in their verification system, the Living Building Challenge.
On my 22nd birthday I want to be clear with my perspective and message . A sustainable present and future is extremely possible. I have even seen it myself in the eyes of those individuals that I have been thankful to encounter and befriend. However,the people at the helm of the movement are in many ways exceptionally capable folks, although not for their current position. I have all the confidence in the world that humans are making a generational push toward a shift in our societal mindset which will ultimately conclude in a balanced Earth .
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