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[Free report] Ever thought how your peace connects to nature or environment? |
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by SSENYANGE APOLLO | 22-05-2021 05:38
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It is not often that we think of attaining peace from conserving nature and the environment, but I hope this article challenges you to relate your peace to the natural environment, and perhaps get more concerned about nature.
Can someone have peace when the water he showers gives him a skin rush? I have lately got caught up in learning about peace and particularly the idea of positive peace that focuses on more than just the absence of war. For example, one may wonder why a country like Japan that has not had a war in decades still struggles to attain total peace, reflected by its increasing suicidal rates. My attention, however, was greater to countries like Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan that are sharing the river Nile. Whatever happens to this river directly affects the population. We hear of one country downstream refusing that upstream to build a dam just because it will affect its population's access to enough water. You can imagine such a situation where something within your ownership (even on a personal level) affects another, that you cannot really use it the way you want. If this is to show anything, it is the idea that individualism is unnecessary in matters of achieving holistic peace in communion with the environment. In the previous decades when we cut down trees without thinking about the environment, we drifted further and further from peace. Every wrong turn throughout history locked us into ourselves, individualism to say, and this is when we thought that nature and environment were not really a big deal to our survival. Today’s environmental crisis is a powerful symbol of our corporate destruction. Our actions throughout history prove that we humans just choose to destroy ourselves, because if it were otherwise, we would not be cutting down trees when we know it causes drought. The people who lived before us must have known this but perhaps, in their eyes, it was not going to affect them anyway. As long as their businesses bloomed, the generations to come were to take care of themselves, and yes, this explains our struggles today. Will you also give in to passing on even greater struggles to future generations? It is recently that we have realized we were wrong then because of the consequences now. For instance, the standards of living get higher with time as we need to install air conditioners to overcome global warming’s high temperatures and having to apply sunscreen during summer. However, the good news is that today’s generation is trying so hard to reverse the flow and break the cycle. The world is in a state of changing human history and only when the human-environment relationship is changed can we imagine new things becoming concretely possible. But like I said, unselfishness is principal, as each one of us gets to play his or her part while not thinking only about self, but others too. You don't have to think of rigorous things to make an impact, simple yet immediate actions like reducing your carbon footprint do count! It's is the very magic of nature to bring people together. Today, countries come together to find solutions to environmental issues. This is also manifested in our communities, which brings unity and harmony. I know it is hard to make sense of this article in terms of the extent to which conserving the environment promotes peace, especially in an individual perspective, but its okay to take action along these regards even before fully understanding it all, it is a safe bet of no regrets. I only hope that this triggers your curiosity in discovering more about how your peace connects to your natural environment, because it is true that what you find by yourself means a lot more, sticks around you and influences your actions more that when you hear it from another. |
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8 Comments
Greetings Ssenyange,
I hope you are doing well!
I have always a thinking that why I become so calm and joyous when I connect to nature, I mean when I spend time listening birds and watching green trees.
Thank you so much for your report.
Keep writing
Kind regards
Asmita Gaire
Posted 31-07-2021 04:55
Hi SSENYANGE,
This is your mentor Yuseon;D
Thanks for sharing such an insightful report on connection of human peace with the environment. I think we need to strategically try to make a virtuous cycle between peace and the environment. You've succeeded in triggering your curiosity in discovering more about how your peace connects to your natural environment:>
Keep up the good work!
Posted 01-06-2021 03:06
Thank you Ssenyange, for such great report.
Posted 30-05-2021 23:03
Hi Ssenyange,
This is your mentor Debbie :)
With large scale globalization, our world is becoming more connected - and that means, as you said, one action of a country can affect another greatly.
This is why peace is strictly connected to environmental activities as well. Nowadays many countries are putting efforts in carbon neutrality and introducing carbon tax across borders. I think we need to strategically try to make a virtuous cycle between peace and the environment.

Great job with the inspirational article!
Best Regards,

Debbie
Posted 28-05-2021 11:35
Hello Ssenyange,
I do hope you are fine there and doing great with your works,
Thank you so much for sharing such an insightful report on connection of human peace with the environment,
This line is really so powerful, " when human-environment relationship is changed can we imagine new things becoming concretely possible, indeed true
Keep writing such thoughtful reports,
Yours,
Sandhya
Posted 24-05-2021 02:02
Thank you so much Meena, I am humbled and appreciate your feedback
Posted 23-05-2021 23:18
Hello Ssenyange!!
I hope you are fine and doing great.
It felt the report finished shortly when I went through it.
Thank you for such an insightful report.
Yes, Indeed. t's is the very magic of nature to bring people together. Nature balances itself whenever exploitation begins. When we cut trees, we drag ourselves far from getting peace of nature.
Keep writing and shining.
Warm regards,
Meena
GREEN CHEERS
Posted 23-05-2021 19:44
wow
Posted 22-05-2021 15:58