Making Wealth History

In my day to day search to produce useful and valid solar energy related articles I sometimes come across articles and sites which relate to general sustainability. From time to time I may comment on them but normally I prefer to leave that to someone else whose site has readers more interested in this type of topic.

 

However this site is one that I think deserves a special mention: http://makewealthhistory.org/

 

Jeremy has left comments for us here on this site before. His site is dedicated to the eradication of unsustainable consumerism and posses some very thoughtful insights.

 

Like many before him, his campaign may fall on deaf ears but it does not deserve to! It is sites like this that encourage healthy debate and I think that we cannot sidestep these issues any longer.

 

Change is not going to be easy but I think that we are going to have to change or face the consequences later. After all what is wealth – isn’t it the ability to provide a healthy, comfortable existence for our families and those around us. Surely we can do this without destroying ourselves in the process.

 

Perhaps if we all saw ourselves as stewards of what we have rather than owners we would be less inclined to destroy it. Perhaps if our purpose was to improve what we had rather than just consume we would lead more fulfilling sustainable lives. I don’t have all the answers but I think that I am seeing where I need to change.

 

Jeremy made a comment that I thought very pertinent when answering questions on the pollution issues within China. He said we should not see that as a reason to not change and that the rich nations of the future will be those that have learnt to become most self sustaining.

 

I can see in the future that those individuals that have cut their lifestyles and actions to be sustainable and sufficient for their needs will be considered the richest. Why not start today by looking at how solar energy can help you reach those goals.

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