Here's what I realized:
Our kids will kinda judge us for just like we judge our ancestors for colonialism. But maybe we are doing the same, only are not really aware of it because we do not see it - like our addiction to cheap everything: that we do not care about the invisible Turkish kids picking hazelnuts for our chocolate filling, about the people being poisoned by pesticides for our bananas or work 16 hour-shifts in sweatshops or how animals are tortured and slaughtered for cheap meat.
This all comes down to one thing - our disconnect from those who do not have a voice strong enough to be heard beyond their confined space of existence. We know they exist. But we do not see them or hear them.
But then again, people in their 20s are becoming more aware of this and take action: through the Slow Food Movement, Wakker Dier, Made By, and many other organizations that are tackling these issues. Society is waking up to these issues and within a few years there'll be a critical mass of people being aware and conscious of these topics and things will change for the better.
You and I should do our share, too. Every time I purchase something, I cast a vote. It's the voice I have. And the voice you have. Let's use it wisely.
PS:
I wanted to visit my blog yesterday and could not find it - a long time has passed since my last post. I would like to say something to sum those 16 months up. They were great ;-)
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