What are EarthSavers supposed to do as the world exerts more pressure on
our neighbors to recognize and legitimize our Mission Statement? Facilitate
for them!
How to effectively facilitate the transformation of friend, family member
or acquaintance into a Plant-based-Green Consumer-Conscious Producer-Ethical
Manager? Simply use the same tools that worked on you: food demos, lectures,
books, articles, videos, shared meals, friendly advice, anecdotal and
certified information. That which inspired, informed or encouraged you to
begin and maintain your healthy, green lifestyle is most likely to succeed
with others. Keep an open mind in the process, ready to fine-tune it as
needed. Tools like open-ness and patience can keep communication genuine and
present for them. The ensuing detoxification, positive physical changes and
frequent reinforcement from all their chakra levels will do the rest.
Actually it may be easier now than before to enable another person’s
evolution into this brand of world citizenry. Much of the necessary
inspiration and motivation is already beamed at people from many sources,
thus we need not start at A and plod through with them to Z. In fact, both
Academia and The Media cannot help but spill our beans in public now, the
same beans they used to conceal or equivocate over. Just as no dyke can
withstand a tsunami the critical and catastrophic aspects of Global
Scorching, Cancer, Bio-Destruction, etcetera are effectively forcing them
into the open. As a tsunami is irresistible, so is the realization that
we/they must act soon. Act with prudence, knowledge and awareness of the
interconnected issues. Act on political, practical and potential fronts. Act
for all the right reasons.
Easier now because the culprits have been identified: unsustainable
practices, unconscionable permissiveness, indefensible shortsightedness, to
name a few. To score points professional advertisers rely on multiple,
repetitive messaging with either perceived authoritative source or another
appealing psychological-linkage implied. We score points when we
CONTINUOUSLY represent the Mission Statement by living it and showing it,
with pride and passion. Get beyond the doubts you are subject to because you
know the strong points keep showing up, on balance, larger and more
compellingly. Get past the fears that used to cloud your perception because
you are on the right path, in the right place and time. The real and present
crises are your motivation. The promise of reversing disease and misuse of
resources are your hope. Your authorities always seem to serve up their
wisdom and experience with love and compassion - isn’t that a clue as to
its intrinsic validity?
I repeat my buzzwords from our previous issue because they are
magnificently true, short and sweet, easy to deliver: *GO GREEN *ACT
LOCALLY- THINK GLOBALLY *REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE *PLAN AHEAD & LONG-TERM
*COMBINE SCIENCE, LOGIC AND COMMON SENSE INTO POLITICAL DECISIONS *CALCULATE
COSTS IN GREEN DOLLARS *AHIMSA *YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT *VOTE WITH YOUR
CONSUMER DOLLARS.
At the end of the day, carrying EarthSave’s Mission Statement in your
heart, mind and stomach will payoff, I’m sure. Chances are, those who heed
it will benefit big-time. Feel good, look good, age well, with less pain or
disease. Serve others by example, treading lightly on our resources, setting
the pace for improving our world. This is my final answer. Any questions?
