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This week we are here.
 Many
of us are preparing for a summer holiday. Take time out from our work routine to
leisurely rest in the comforts of home. Travel to a distant place where friends
and family gather to relax and play. Embark on an adventure to experience new
tastes and sights and sounds.
What is it, exactly, we want to get away from? Where will we go to get there?
How far do we have to go to get away from it all? Can we be certain that
everything we throw away will be somewhere else?
Every day, we create and throw away mountains of garbage. We build higher smoke
stacks so the emissions from our coal plants are carried far away. We create
sewage pipes to carry waste far out to sea so it doesn't drift in to our shore.
We allow our marine industry to be fueled by cheap and dirty fuel because no one
ever sees it. Now, we are considering pumping carbon dioxide deep into the earth
to keep it out of our atmosphere.
Our oceans and landfills are someone's back yard. We wouldn't dream of throwing
all of our trash in our neighbor's back yard or at their front door or on our
street. Seems that away means we no longer see it and it is no longer our
problem. This brings comfort when we buy 1 more bottle of water or soda or tea
and a single packet of snacks and a bar of chocolate or pack of candy and carry
it away in a bag and toss all that plastic packaging in a plastic-lined rubbish
bin when we're finished.
Plastic is an amazing creation. Because it doesn't break down, it can reduce our
reliance on non-renewable resources by giving us durable, lightweight,
waterproof, re-usable storage containers and utensils of all shapes and sizes.
Plastic is not the problem. It is our addiction to disposable convenience that
is killing us. We have made habits of taking our stuff with us and convincing
developing nations to do the same.
Wherever we go, there we are.
Where is away ?
Listen to your own heartbeat.
Published by Connections Unlimited :: Natural Business Development
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