As much as we don’t want to be indebted to anyone we are indebted to the planet and the people in it just by virtue of being alive – that’s what I realized yesterday.
It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 1283 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to pray, brush my teeth, read Job 17, publish my Disability of the Day feature feed myself All Bran Flakes for breakfast and promote my Eradicate AIDS campaign –still no donations yet – practice sitting up straight to strengthen my core muscles and stretch my hamstrings.
Yesterday I was overwhelmed by this feeling of not wanting to be indebted to anyone but then I realized I am indebted to the planet and the people in it just by virtue of being alive I owe my parents for bringing me into the world, I owe the planet for emitting so much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, I owe people who have less than me through no fault of their own…I am indebted to everyone even when I am indebted to no one. Do you get that you are indebted to the planet and the people in it just by virtue of being alive?
Well said. It’s funny, I found myself reflecting on this today as well.
Many wonder why our global debt is higher than our production right now…many believe that economically it would be best to just wipe the slate clean and start over…but the reality is that we are not indebted to global banks. Humanity is indebted to the planet. We have a deficit because we borrow resources to create things that are not sustainable and do not help to replenish resources but to consume them.
Hope your day is fruitful and that you find yourself giving at least as much as you take 🙂
We do have a deficit but i believe if we all pitch in we could reduce that deficit significantly. Thank you hope you have a fruitful day too 🙂