1841:
As confused humans, we feel a
warped nostalgia for being part of the dominant species, tempered with a belief
that fun is bad (as, of course it can be when it’s based on things we do which
cause damage). But not all fun is bad. Take for instance the ‘sheer enjoyment
factor’ in spending a few hours without being involved with any exploitation
and destruction. Imagine, all of us using resources sustainably and
sensitively? Dream on!
But we are affected by nostalgia.
It takes over. Whenever the pressure is off, like when we’re away on holiday,
we sink into a contemplation, wherein we see that each new moment is a moment
in which the world about us is so valuable that we see the enormity of the
damage we humans do. But then we come back home to reality, our big ideas fade
fast and we return back to where we were at. We get back to normal, doing ordinary
things, following habit patterns.
Is it possible for a few
hours in the evening, for us to be entirely free of any element of damage? The
goal here is surely to satisfy our need for sheer enjoyment whilst adopting a
no-damage policy towards things, animals, people and even ideas. Harmlessness
is its own reward.
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