Is having the latest technology a want or a need?
How often do you get a new cel phone or mp3 player? Did you really need a new model? Do you consider the environmental impact of these purchases? If you are addicted, how can you break your addiction?
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What We Really Need
When we look at our lives, we can break up the material aspect into a few categories. We have what we need, what we think we need, and what we want. If we look at our basic needs, food, water shelter, clothing etc., we have a list of essentials necessary to our survival. Then we have what we want, and we know we don't need- such as the latest video game or toy. We know we need to cut down on those aspects. But where focus really needs to go is to the "necessities" that we have, such as the newest car and phone. If we look consciously on what we REALLY need, then we all can begin to effectively minimize our carbon footprint.
amen bro!!!!
That touched me...