For centuries, man has seen the world around him as something that should be controlled. A person is defined by the power he exerts over the society he lives in and by how much wealth he can accumulate. But, with an ever growing population and the world moving towards becoming a single community, rather than separating states, this model needs to be re-examined. Human existence needs to be viewed as working as part of a finely balanced system, rather than a fight to control it.
Most people view the world as an individual living within an individual society. Our actions are judged in, not fully define their impact on the world around us, and ‘success’ is failure to accept that all life is interrelated and interdependent. These traditional views are no longer sustainable.
Since the time of Newton, Science has been seen as a way of understanding, ordering and remoulding our world. We celebrate the sciences to suit our demands. Sciences are seen as logical and ‘right’. In current state, they may lead to the downfall of all species that populate this Earth.
Deep ecology seeks to work in harmony with the world around us and create a system that is sustainable in a world which is becoming more singular. It involves the coming together of various social, economic and psychological aspects. It requires a shift in how we view our own lives, our aspirations and the way that the world as a whole is perceived.
For life on this planet to be sustained, we need to reject many of our current values and see each individual working as part of a caring system where selflessness is the only way to secure the existence and well-being of the individual. We need to create a world where destruction and domination need to be replaced by care and conservation.
Pimmy
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