Rejuvenation – Step 1: Reexamining How We Live
Our current society was framed and built by our ancestors; and there comes a time in every culture, for the people of the day to stop and reexamine if the society in place is a true representation of them, or merely an archaic framework they continue to maintain with no personal ownership.
As a Sustainability Engineer and Business Owner, I have had the chance to speak with many people from varying walks of life. And from the environmentalist, to the professional, to the workmen, there is one answer I hear repeatedly: today’s society does not represent me.
When the question is raised, “What do you want out of life?” the overwhelming response is freedom: social, economic, spiritual, environmental…you name it…freedom. The freedom to live, think, and play without harming anyone. Does this represent you? Do you think it is possible to have a society where you can be free, in whatever since the word means to you, while offering the same level of freedom to others?
If freedom from our financial constraints, social dogmas, and environmental degradation (just to name a few), is what we seek; what aspects of our society can we change to create this freedom? If most people are striving for their since of freedom, working their entire lives to reach it, with only 5% or fewer ever really obtaining it; then what can the other 95% do differently to create a better chance at obtaining their desired freedom?
In material terms, freedom to most people is a place of their own, with plenty of good food, water, and air; reliable and quick communication; safe and comfortable transportation; true health care; and an adequate income to offer the pleasures of entertainment and the expansion of knowledge.
Most people work their entire lives reaching for these basic desires, only to live paycheck to paycheck, barely scraping together rent, electric, food, water, and taxes; not even considering adequate disposable income to just play, relax, and expand their knowledge. So if we didn’t create this system, and it doesn’t represent who we want to be; do we have an alternative?
We do, and it’s possible, practical, and achievable. In my next three blogs on Rejuvenation, I’ll begin to describe exactly how this new level of freedom is obtainable for every man, woman, and child. Join me in Reexamining How We Live.
