There's also a social
storm, the divide between rich and poor is getting totally out of
hand and countless other social injustices (racism, sexism, civil
rights violations, etc.) are no longer tolerable. There's an
environmental storm – we're fishing all the fish, cutting all the
trees, polluting every river. Not even necessary to talk about
climate change for who wants to live in a world without fish, trees
and clean water? If we continue how we live, twenty years from now
this place will look like hell.
There's a storm of
unhappiness. Just look at the rates of depression. Or walk through
any shopping centre and count the truly happy faces.
The education system is in
a mess too, producing machines instead of creators. Most of agriculture continues to be a poison industry. Wars, corruption,
prejudice – that's really the best we can do?
In short: We need a major
revolution of everything!
Latin: revolutio =
“a turn around”
To pause, reflect and
choose a different direction. Right now we're driving the human van
deeper and deeper into the mud. Soon we'll get stuck and then we'll
drown in shit. Doesn't sound like much fun to me. And well, the only
way to turn around is by having a full-blown revolution. Plain and
simple. Or do you see any other solution? Because let's face it, time
isn't on our side.
There are many ways how
you can feed the needed changes. Making more conscious decisions when
you spend your money, rising awareness about injustices, striving to
be happy without harming others – that kind of stuff.
For me, one of the most
helpful change boosters over the last years has been gardening. It's
purely miraculous what it does to the human soul! Time spent
outdoors, hands in the Earth, harvesting local and organic food,
watching plants grow – it really makes me happy. And when I'm
happy, I'm a better person.
So perhaps as a global
community we'd highly benefit from a GROWING REVOLUTION. To ground
ourselves and reconnect to nature. To cultivate serenity and
gratitude. Starting with flowers, herbs and vegetables and then
moving on to plant trees, friendship, equality, consciousness and peace.
I've written a book about
this. It came out last week and is called SEÑOR GONZALEZ AND THE GARDEN OF LIFE.
“Instead of getting
excited about the latest phone we could get excited about simplicity.
We could share more and let go of the idea that happiness and
contentment can only be bought with lots of money and understood with
complicated theories. Generosity instead of greed, cooperation
instead of war, diversity instead of monoculture. To live in harmony
with nature, together with our phones and cars but especially with a
big heart and common sense. All a utopia, sure, but how will it get
better otherwise? How will it end?”
So far it's only available
in German. Sorry. Hopefully this will change at some point. In the
meantime, here's some music to get you into the mood: Mr Mikosch – Growing Revolution
Rise up my friends, it's
time to bloom! Life is beautiful. Let's be beautiful too.
