Have you ever wondered how our finite Earth, which has only limited land, air, water and energy, can continue to support a life force that knows no boundaries? Earth is a single host, a collection of limited resources. Life is the energy that takes those resources and multiples itself. But sometimes the human race resorts to war when resources run short. A sad fact indeed, but as demand for resources increases now we should be looking at building a better way. Fortunately, most of the time, human history shows that when faced with extreme challenges, the ingenuity of the species wins out. Innovations and compromises between rivals are always better than mutual destruction. And why not? Success breeds success.
Most of us are aware of the advantages of getting along with the people involved in our lives. Soon, for the first time ever, the continuing globalization of this planet will necessitate that we take a critical next step: balancing not only what is right for ourselves and the other people we know, but balancing what is right for all of Earth’s life. This means finding balance between all of the world’s religions, industries, nationalities and cultures. And where will we find this balance? It comes from a trust in a global spirituality that says we’re all in this together. With global dominance comes global responsibility. Nobody can deny that we are all responsible for both earth and life.
Yes the million dollar question would be “how can we change the present system of consumption”? Many will say that this consumption is vital to the economy, however the economy is really something that manifested itself because of consumption. It has not been that long at all since the powers that be started their campaign to change the buying habits of society. Thanks to the ” Great depression” they succeeded in convincing the masses and now we buy blindly and for no reason at all. Yes and the Earth now is very close to its carrying capacity, environmentalist have been warning us for the last 60 to 70 years that we can not maintain our present rate of consumption. Yes and there is great wealth but there are also more humans on the planet that at any time in the history of the earth. The time for the critical next step is upon us now. The spirituality has always been here with us. It has been kept intact by the indigenous people of the world. If there is to be any future, humans must reconnect to the earth and realize it’s intrinsic value as the provider it has always been.
Yes, Ken proves my point exactly: spirituality has always been with us. Indigenous people have been leaving symbolic artifacts since times Immemorial. They certainly preceded the Middle Eastern scribes–these people only date back to between 1,000 and 3,000 years ago. In the future, everybody’s spirituality will need to merge–religiously, regionally, nationally and culturally. The main solution for the coming economic and demographic challenges is going to be an increasing realization that we all need to be equally involved. What could be better than an emergent global spirituality?