Today was another great day, just had to tune out the complainers. The hike was fitting and fun. It's always enjoyable to hike with somebody you don't even know because you always get to know what their interests are and so forth.
On a rougher note, Carl's presentation this morning was a little upsetting, not because of the way he presented his information but the facts and figures that he made our class aware of. He did an exceptional job of breaking down the bell curve graph of oil through the use of history and thorough explanations of our social and economic systems. The real kicker that got me, was the passion and wholehearted belief that our society and future is almost without a doubt on an express train to hell in a hand basket and it's our next stop!
Yet, as I blogged about taking action to change, Carl and Beth still are optimistic because they explained what actions they have taken to attempt to reduce or change our imminent future. They're using solar panels for energy, verimculture and expanded their garden, planted more fruit and nut trees, and are purchasing local products as much as possible along with other measures to help to set an example of what can be done. On this same note, Dr. John Slade the author of Adirondack Green spoke to our class about his book and how the upcoming young generations learn to become global citizens through the town's construction of a wind turbine on their mountain. The bigger picture here is that renewable energy will contribute to this new Renaissance movement he suggests our nation needs right now to bring us back from the brink of a future ecological and social worldwide catastrophe.
To enlighten us of why he thinks this is possible, Dr. Slade told stories of nations and people who demonstrated ambition, creativity, and determination when the times of hardship and struggle came about. We must have faith in ourselves and believe in what we say or do will have positive repercussions and that struggles will be inevitable but must be overcome for us to achieve greatness. This my friends is what I have heard time and time again and lived through time and time again. You get what you put in and people get what they deserve...most of the time ;)
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