a talk I had thought you might enjoy...

[Guest guest]

This discussion is from another list.... but you guys sound

environmental so I thought you might enjoy an earful...

Shari

 

Interesting comment, Nemo is it?

I think similarly with regards to the environment, and state of the

earth. In order for our species, and many other species to survive

skills that many of us have learned in Hoshin, Ninjitsu, or any other

good martial art must be learned and adapted to life. When we are

attacked we have to adapt in a fight to survive. Well in our lives we

must adapt our living habits to suit our ever-changing world.

We CAN NOT rely on fossil fuel, so adapting to renewable resources

makes sense. We, not only as a global community but as individual

people need to change our buying habits so that we do not support

multinational corporations like Coke, Pepsi and Gap that treat

workers unjustly, and use resources at an unprecedented rate, ruining

the environment.

 

Ryan and I talk a lot about the teachings of many well known martial

artists, and are amazed at how they use their adaptability learned

from martial arts to succeed in their daily lives. If only more

people acted in this way what a wonderful world it would be. What our

species needs is to think dynamically. Not to radically change

everything, and tell ourselves abstract thoughts like how greed and

power should be abolished, because that is a part of us. Instead we

need to make well-informed decisions that have the power induce

change.

 

As mentioned before in the pervious comment " for true wealth exist in

tangible tools and useful information " . People need to be taught how

their actions and buying power affect others in third world countries

and the environment. Thus they will then use the information as a

tool to create beneficial change.

I'm going to make a comment about the U.S. and I hope I don't offend

anyone... The US especially the Bush leadership has to change in

order to sustain life, as we know it in this era time. As November

11th has shown us, MANY countries dislike the U.S., NOT because of

envy, but because of the ignorance of the government and business in

decisions they make nationally and globally. However Canada isn't

much better either, but is a Kyoto member.

If the US, as a whole became more adaptable and went OFF fossil fuel

and supported developing countries the world would be a far better

place. It would change the international trade to be more

environmental, and start initiatives to create a healthier place.

So I guess my point is I think a lot of people taking Hoshin may find

that their eagerness to learn and adaptability may prove very

rewarding when we have to fight for land, food, water and more

essentials because the sea levels have risen.

However if we learn to adapt now we might not have to face such

challenges in the future.

 

Have a wonderful day,

Shari

 

Hoshinroshiryu, " nemo49 " <trump3@g...> wrote:

> To assume mass world change is giving our race to much credit for

> intelligence. Wit they could realize, as Bucky Fuller did, that we

are not

> producing maximum results when our efforts are focused only our

selves.

> Practical experience tells me that the easiest way to insure

comfort is to

> ensure everyone elses. That is to say, if I feed myself in the

midlle of the

> woods while you sit next to me starving because you don't have the

same

> skill set, I won't be peaceful very long. Better I should give you

the skill

> set rather than deal with you sitting there miserable and making me

> miserable. This is like Budo. Why do we teach other? Because the

more

> competent and intelligent people are in the world, the better off

our day

> is. True wealth sharing, for true wealth exist in tangible tools

and useful

> information.