L'Europa utilizza nel 3° Mondo una quantità di terra pari a 7 volte il proprio territorio per produrre mangimi per l'allevamento di animali. Vandana Shiva
Esiste una minoranza sensibile alle questioni
ecologiche e dei consumi.
La sfida è costruire cerchi concentrici di persone sempre più estesi.
P.Ginsborg
*A good traveller has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving* Lao Tzu
Percepire la perfezione
intrinseca di ciò che osservi, conoscere i meravigliosi equilibri che regolano i rapporti trai fattori ambientali e le specie viventi,
capire che ogni vivente è l'esito, nella forma irripetibile di un corpo in uno
spazio e in un periodo di tempo*
M.Pallante, www.DecrescitaFelice.it
*Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. Today is a gift*
Factually, there is not the slightest chance of
sustainability unless we cease burning nearly 10 billion tonnes of fossil carbon
every year - Vaclav Smil
*Compito
dell’educazione ambientale non è quello di trasmettere valori e comportamenti
acquisiti e presenti nella cultura dominante, ma indirizzi e stimoli innovativi
come base
di un comportamento verso l’ambiente, alternativi a quelli suggeriti dalla
cultura del quantitativo e del consumismo che ha alterato profondamente
l’equilibrio uomo/ambiente*
(Carta dei Principi
dell’Educazione Ambientale. Fiuggi, 1997)
Dalai Lama,
instructions for L I F E
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
Follow the three R's: Respect for self, Respect for others,
Responsibility for all your actions
Remember that not getting what you want is
sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Spend some time alone every day.
Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get
older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
Be gentle with the earth.
Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
Remember that the best relationship is one in which
your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon