SPAR?A - 'WHICH MEANS  TO CONTACT, TOUCH, OR COLLIDE IN THE ANCIENT LANGUAGE OF SANSKRIT"?

SPAR?A - 'WHICH MEANS TO CONTACT, TOUCH, OR COLLIDE IN THE ANCIENT LANGUAGE OF SANSKRIT"

When you think of world's colliding, early childhood memories are brought to the surface of ours minds of Hollywood movies about asteroids destroying the planet. We have had 1000's of years without issue, without conflict, without devastation, all nations from around the world enjoying a harmonious and beautiful relationship between themselves. This world I speak of has provided food for millions of families, fresh water to clean ourselves with and minerals to nourish our skin.

In return we have been grateful for her plentiful catch, respected her and lived in harmony and balance with her for millennia until now.

In return for her gracious life giving gifts, we give to her plastic bottles to float on her surface, nets to ravage her coral reefs, micro plastics to pollute her creatures and overfishing to destroy her children. 

We have impacted the ocean in such a way that is near irreparable scientist are saying and yet thousands of trawlers go out every day to continue the unsustainable devastation, thousands of tons of plastic and toxic materials are dumped in her daily and corals all around the world are being bleached.

Idiotic is an understatement of these actions and grave are the consequences that will entail, we must remember what is given, can also be taken away, we must remember the vastness and intelligence of this ocean and the creatures in it.

It is said that we once came out of the ocean millions of years ago, it's ironic that this is how we repay the mother of all life. 

We need to be sustainable, we need to honour her gifts and most importantly we need to respect her.

Namaste 

Barbara Williams

Specialising in paradigm shift to Degrowth

1 年

That sounds like a step in the right direction. Would UOCEAN consider promoting the UN Charter for Ecological Justice? https://poemsforparliament.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Charter_07.pdf

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Daniel Menges

I co-create & deliver communication strategies that help customers trust brands

5 年

Yes. Elegantly said, Chris. Surely by appreciating water and life, are also, in the end, valuing ourselves, as everything is connected. (And I don't just mean this in an esoteric or scientific way, yet in terms of ecological-economic prosperity and well-being).

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