Sustainable Development is like the
elephant in the room. Society is aware of how we can change our attitude and
behaviour, make better choices and understand our collective imprint on mother
earth, but we are trapped in a Catch 22. Creature comforts, favourite foods,
luxury goods and services are all the things we aspire for! I am as guilty as
the next person, but the truth and the reality is that all of us will make an
impact on this earth and our individual lives will create a disturbance of some
kind. The questions begging are… Can we minimise that impact? Are we able to
disconnect our natural and acquired tastes and instincts? Are we willing to
sacrifice the technological gains and efficiencies in order to stop this path
of destruction?
I trip over my tongue
Trying to say your big words to save the
world
I nearly fall over
Expecting to understand the concepts you so
easily spew
I wager quietly
On what will be the next catchphrase you
expect me to buy
I continue to wonder
Who are the 'they' and when can I confront the 'we' who 'are the earth destroying'
I understand the voices
In everything we have to have a dialogue in
an attempt to demystify
I try to comprehend
My role in changing ideas and ‘being the
change’
By Simone Beatrice Naik Hagfeldt, 2013-10-01
