Less can be Powerful..

Less can be more powerful. Yes, you heard it right, Less is more powerful.

Whatever we eat, whichever electronic device we use, whichever motor vehicle we use, whatever we wear, whatever technology we use, wherever place we live in etc, each of this item has a cost associated with it. One kind of cost is monetary, which we are already paying. There is one more important cost associated with all these items. These all come at the cost of our own vital environment. Every service that we use, every product that we use, in fact almost every thing that we enjoy comes at the cost environment.

Every one of us must have heard about biological cycles in primary schools.  Basically, everything in universe is balanced based on the give and take formula. If the balance between give and take is disturbed, equilibrium is lost and then catastrophes sets in.  Lately, we have seen many examples of catastrophes in Asia, USA etc.

Alright, so far so good. Now what we can do?. What can I do in the world of almost 7 billion people? This is the only one question that always hold us back. Lets try to start as an individual from our own home.  Soon world will follow. Lets control our food cravings and eat what we need in right quantities. This would help us in saving food. Lets start using electricity judiciously e.g. start using sunlight whenever possible. Avoiding wastage of power can help us in saving our fossils stock  as well, so that is an indirect advantage. Lets buy clothes that we really need and just don’t buy for decorating wardrobes or for showing to our neighbors, friends and relatives. Lets walk when ever possible. Lets use electronic devices, motor vehicles etc to their fullest potential and don’t keep buying them in chasing the trend. Because trend will keep changing. Lets try to invest in cleaner technologies like LED’s. All these small steps from each individual can collectively make huge impact on our consumption trends or consumer demands. This will eventually help in controlling industrial output and hence help in lowering the pressure of natural resources. This would be a win-win situation. This is the power of less. Power to live a healthy meaningful life. Power to sustain.