Meaning: the end, purpose, or significance of something. For the most part, things which surround us have meaning. Our house or apartment, our bus pass, bike or car. Especially our refrigerator, bed and bathroom…
Peace be with you in the physical, mental, and spiritual realms! ‘Om’ is the sacred, primeval sound of the universe, while ‘Shanti’ means peace. If you stop to consider, the universe is fairly tranquil and peaceful on its own. The Sun and Moon provide us with light, heat and faith in consistency…
Pace: a rate of activity, progress, growth, performance, etc.; tempo. Keeping pace is challenging to say the least. From the beginning of the 20th century when cement, electricity, and automobiles, the three main pillars of urbanization appeared, the stride to survive has steadily increased…
In anthropology (the study of human beings) Culture is defined as: The sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another. So American Culture, according to this definition, would essentially be a culture of conquest…
Exploitation: 1) use or utilization, especially for profit (2) selfish utilization. Profit: as a noun – advantage, benefit, gain, As a verb – to gain an advantage or benefit. The Industrial Revolution roughly began circa 1750 and was marked by a shift from hand production methods to machine-based manufacturing…
Worthy: having adequate or great merit, character, or value. In these uncertain times for many of us the question arises: Am I worthy enough?
Mahalo is the Hawaiian word commonly used for thank you. However, beyond a simple thanks, it embodies a deeper cultural sentiment of respect, appreciation, and living in thankfulness for life’s blessings…
Contribute: to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes. The vast majority of us have to engage in some effort or work to maintain ourselves and any direct family or associates. When you think about it, although this is not normally considered a contribution, where would we be without the mass of humanity working to maintain themselves?
Realization: the making or being made real of something imagined, planned, etc. So, Self-Realization would imply the human individual becoming or developing into what they have planned or imagined of themself…
Sustenance; means of sustaining or supporting life or health; nourishment, especially food and drink. Without sustenance we cannot survive, period. We are organic living beings sharing our planet earth. This is objective knowledge that for no reason is not taught in school. Wouldn’t it make sense that a major subject, taught from First Grade on, would be Sustainability?