Looking back

I don't know how it even occurred to me, but I thought of my old myspace page (ancient huh?) and so I looked for it and found it. It hasn't been used in over 3 years but it still exist, mainly because I deleted the email that I used to start it and so now I can't delete it. Anyways, I just read all my old blogs there and I am shocked. There were things I understood then that I can't believe I did. I wonder, where did that passion go? I'm going to repost them here in an effort to remind myself of my old passions. Here is one that makes me feel guilty because of my lack of commitment. I still feel the same way I did then, and I stayed true to some of the things written here, but I didn't do more.

ONE american consumes as much as...

2 japanese

6 mexicans

13 chinese

31 indians

128 bangladesus

307 tanzanians

370 ethopians

on and on....

so many more stats...

we are a wasteful society.

i am wasteful. you are wasteful.

i've come to realize just how much.

we really are.

dont think so?

consider this....

have you ever...

-thrown away perfectly good water just because it got hot or because you didnt want to hold the bottle?

-thrown food away for a stupid reason like it was taking space in the fridge or you didnt want to hold it?

-bought clothes when you didnt need it?

-thrown away clothes that were perfectly good and you probably rarely wore but it was now out of style?

-wasted a lot of money on an item (like clothes) that you knew wasnt worth that much but it was sooo pretty?

-left the lights on when you werent in a room anymore?

-eaten when you are not hungry?

-thrown away perfectly good paper because there was a little line on it, or it was a little bit wrinkled.

-wasted money buying something you didnt even want?

- used like 20 napkins when one or two would suffice?

on and on...

any of those things seem familiar?

people are DYING. living in POVERTY. SICK.

children dying from malnutrition. and here we are being wasteful.

wasteful with food. clothes. water. money. electricity. land. just about anything.

could it be that we are all so ignorant as to NOT notice. or are we THAT SELF CENTERED?

do we really think we are so much that we deserve to waste over 75% of the worlds supply when we are only a small percentage of the population on it?

i know most of us cant leave it all behind and travel to a third world country to solve the poverty issues.

BUT...

we can do SOMETHING. its SO simple.

CHANGE THE WAY YOU LIVE>

-eat only when you are hungry, and just enough. dont exxagerate.

-water is a LIMITED supply. realize that. dont waste it.

-resist buying clothes or things you dont need at ridiculous prices. dont give in to consumerism! use money wisely!! for better needs.

-become educated... look into the places you shop, how much of the money you waste is going to those who deserve it? more then likely... less than 10% goes to those who deserve it. (FAIR TRADE)

- dont leave lights on after you've left a room. turn off tvs and radios not in use.

-dont throw supplies like paper and pencils that are still useful because of MINOR imperfections.

BE WISE

USE ONLY WHAT YOU NEED.

set a limit. can you live with out it? others need the money to simple survive.

start NOW.

NO DAY BUT TODAY.

people aare dying. we are being wasteful.

does it make sense? is it fair?

theres enough for everyones need... NOT everyones greed.


i'll start... i pledge... to try my best to lead a less wasteful life. do you?

-www.worldvision.org
-www.heifer.org
-www.samaritanspurse.org
-www.maketradefair.com
-www.one.org

just a few...