Sunday, January 17, 2010

David Suzuki's The Sacred Balance

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I just finished watching The Sacred Balance and it was very interesting. The main point it is trying to make is that different parts of the world see the earth differently, for some it's sacred, holy, or even industrial. But it's just not good enough for some people to respect the earth, everyone must contribute. Because we live in a global climate different societies of the world can effect other areas so we need a global effort to conserve and stop pollution. Two of my favorite quotes from the video are "We must pay attention to the whole picture" and "The way we imagine the world determines the way we live in it." These are crucial pieces of advice for people living in industrial and economically advanced regions of the world. Some people in a very large populated area like Toronto have forgotten that they are apart of Earth. All they see is concrete and sky scrappers, so if they see their world as a never ending supply of convenient items that they can get anywhere then they are not looking at the entire picture. Their stuff comes from the soil where diversity begins and the world needs everyone to help keep its diversity. We must go back in time to when people all around the globe respected the earth.

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