Ser Sociavel

Cada um será tanto mais sociável quanto mais pobre for de espírito, e, em geral, mais vulgar (o que torna o homem sociável é justamente a sua pobreza interior). Pois, no mundo, não se tem muito além da escolha entre a solidão e a vulgaridade.
Fonte: "Aforismos sobre a Sabedoria da Vida"
Autor: Schopenhauer , Arthur

The Story of Stuff

I love this video. It shows such a complex and cruel reality in such a simple way.
In fact, it's so simple to understand, that I'm amazed in how hard it is to really take action based in this
knowledge.

How tempting it is to buy something for 2€ or $2 or whatever currency you have, when we know deep inside that
the value is completely unfair and someone, somewhere had to pay it for us, in the hard way.

We really need to know, were are the things coming from, how are they done, and were do they go after we use them.

And what makes me nuts is, we all know this! Common... we do, we know we do. But why is it so difficult to make the
right choice? I'm speaking for my self here. This questions are rolling on my mind for years, and I've reduced A LOT on
my bad choices. But even so, now and then, I do the wrong choice.

Maybe that's just being human. Maybe that's just me excusing myself.

All I Need ( Radiohead )

Today I was remembered by a friend and ex teacher, Suzana, about this song and video.
I saw it once on the TV and it stayed dormant in the back of my head, and today booom,
all the lights ignited once more.

It's incredible how such a mundane gesture, that is, to buy something from someone, can have
such a huge impact ( negative or positive ) in so many lives.

In our en raised culture, were we must have so much more, and the always new and shinny, we forget that
a huge impact is being made behind the scenes.

Even food for crying out loud! Food is a subject that hurts me bad, because, it's something so basic in our existence
and we just can't seem to make right decisions on it.

Just some pointers

"More than a third of all raw materials and fossil fuels consumed in the U.S. are used in animal production. Beef production alone uses more water than is consumed in growing the nation’s entire fruit and vegetable crop."

"As Eric Schlosser noted in his best-selling book Fast Food Nation, “Americans now spend more money on fast food—$110 billion a year—than they do on higher education."

"In his book The Food Revolution, author John Robbins estimates that “you’d save more water by not eating a pound of California beef than you would by not showering for an entire year.”

"Harvard nutritionist Jean Mayer estimates that reducing meat production by just 10 percent in the U.S. would free enough grain to feed 60 million people."

The full article:
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?142

I'm at the moment trying to put a volunteer network together ( http://migos.org ) and I hope to get a group of people dedicated to social awareness programs in that area.

I've mentioned that we can also take positive impact buying things, and that's true. If we buy less, but buy products that are made taking in consideration the people instead of the profit. That can be food, cloth, or even computers. Research how stuff is done and you will make the right decision. And this just gave me an idea for my next post... The story of stuff.

Amanhã será um novo dia…

Amanhã será um novo dia…
O vento soprará na face dos mais incrédulos…
O sol brilhará sobre a mente de quem já perdeu a esperança…
O hoje será apenas uma simples lembrança remota…"

Ana Gisela, 2008

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Familia, para sempre :)

Morre Lentamente, Pablo Neruda

Morre lentamente de Pablo Neruda

Morre lentamente quem não viaja
Quem não lê,
Quem não ouve música,
Quem não encontra graça em si mesmo.

Morre lentamente,
Quem destrói seu amor próprio,
Quem não se deixa ajudar.

Morre lentamente,
Quem se transforma em escravo do hábito,
Repetindo todos os dias os mesmos trajectos,
Quem não muda de marca,
Não se arrisca a vestir uma nova cor,
Ou não conversa com quem não conhece.

Morre lentamente,
Quem evita uma paixão e seu redemoinho de emoções,
Justamente as que resgatam o brilho dos olhos,
E os corações aos tropeços.

Morre lentamente,
Quem não vira a mesa quando está infeliz,
Com o seu trabalho, ou amor,
Quem não arrisca o certo pelo incerto,
Para ir atrás de um sonho,
Quem não se permite,
Pelo menos uma vez na vida,
Fugir dos conselhos sensatos…


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Um beijinho grande para ti Sónia, que sempre
me soubeste mostrar dar uma palavra amiga quando precisei.