Change Is On You
The Lanzarote Sessions - Series 6 Session 6
THE MESSAGE
Transcribed on 9th May 2024 @ 00:51 am
Good evening to you. Or should I say good morning? I’m your chosen speaker this time. I was asked to talk because of something you remarked to somebody else today.
When discussing the state of your world at this time, you suggested that you as an individual could do nothing about it. That is how it seems to you and many others. Nobody is prepared to accept responsibility because it is always someone else’s problem.
Have you ever thought that the other person might be you? Of course you’re not able to change the entire planet as an individual person, but the changes have to start somewhere, and why not with you.
Are you doing everything in your power to protect our planet, or are you inadvertently and unintentionally adding to the issues?
If you’re not living with care for the planet yourself, how can you expect others to? The way you see the issues is as a global problem. Forget that viewpoint. Global means collective and collective comes from individuals as groups, families, communities, districts and onwards.
Yes you can make a difference, as can every individual person alive. When enough individuals make changes to the way they live and treat the planet, global changes occur naturally.
I’m in no way blaming you for the mess of your planet, but lets be honest, at some level, no matter how small, you have at some time contributed to the issues.
You drive vehicles that pollute your air. You eat cheap foods that are mass produced at the cost of the planet. There are many chores you carry out each day that, if examined closely, have some small effect on your environment.
So the next time you think you can’t do anything to save your planet, think again. You can, and you should. So should everyone that reads my words, and every and that doesn’t.
Your society’s attitudes have to change and when they do, greater things can be achieved. Every one of you, every person, violates the best practice for living with care for the planet, every single day. From the moment you wake and choose to have a shower, the likelihood is that you showered with processed water that you contaminate with your chemicals, you call them for personal care. You dry with towels made from an overfarmed resource producing cotton. You drink tea that has been shipped many thousands of miles before being packed into a little bag, for your ease of use
Need I go on? Every day, in some small way, you, and thousands of others like you, abuse your planet . You cannot have your cake, and eat it. That is what you’re doing when you continue to live a lifestyle that is not good for your planet.
Your discussion shouldn’t be how you cant do anything to help the planet’s environment, to a discussion about what you are doing to change things.
I’ve said enough on the subject. Just remember that if you want to live in a more stable society, one that cares for the planet, the starting point is you.
Thank you for this opportunity to speak. I wish you a fond farewell.
Goodbye
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