Saturday, July 28, 2007
Over-consumption is the order of the day.
Man is expected to consume more and more.
In fact, a society is often assessed on the basis of its per capita income; the higher its population and consumption, the more developed it is generally regarded.
Some societies produce so much food that the produce would have to be burnt to prop up agricultural prices, while in some other societies people die out of starvation.
The rich who controls the access and consumption of resources use them up very quickly instead of sharing their usage with their less fortunate fellow beings or spreading out the non-replenishable resources such as metals and certain sources of energy are ruthlessly depleted to cater to the material comforts and over-consumption of man.
At the same time, industrial waste hazards and pollution are endangering life and human survival.
The over-emphasis on the materialistic aspect of life also created social problems of crime, suicides, mental illness, drug addiction, and other social tension and dislocation.
Posted by Buzz and Mulan at 1:25 PM