At the end of 2021, something that Sadhguru said in one of his talks stuck in my mind. He said that the western civilization is like a manicured garden, beautiful but needs a lot of maintenance, while it should be like a self-sustaining forest.
In order to create civilization as beautiful as the modern world is, we need lots of resources. That much is not available on earth. So we need to develop a model of a beautiful civilization, that requires just the resources that are available. Enough resources to let a human being live with dignity. Enough to sustain a modern life, of mechanics, information, and mobility.
2021 showed us the futility of having a non-sustainable manicured garden. 2022 will embark upon the process of self-sustainable development. A sum total of intelligent choices at Micro and Macro level, between sustainable and non-sustainable is how the future society, economy, and culture will be defined.
Making intelligent choices is an easy thing to do, for citizens, nations, and the world. All complexity of sorting algorithms is eased if the selection variable is sustainability.
Equal education to all helps people achieve social mobility. Equal health to all let them live a dignified life. A world where everyone claims equal resources may be a utopian world. Equal Health and Education is realistic.
The Sun of 2022 will shine bright above all clouds. Hopefully !
Happy 2022 !
Nice short piece Monika. I do believe we need to be sustainable forever, whether manicured, or irregular or liveable.
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