the natural ways

most of us  people in the “civilized societies” have forgotten the natural ways of life

having surrendered to the demands of the clock

the necessities of economic survival

calendars, schedulers and plans

nothing really bad about them

if we want structure

if we need to be effective in our actions

but is this healthy?

is this how it shall be?

is this the way we should live?

i do not judge it, don’t say it’s wrong

i just want to remind you of the consequences of our western way

the life of the clock

burnout syndrome, attention deficit and hyperactive disorder,

anxiety and depression, nervous breakdown,

relationship problems, marriage failure,

health issues

are so widespread

that they are considered normal now

but they are not normal at all

not normal at least where people live in nature’s ways

following the rhythm of the sun, attuned to the seasons, in tune with their body

close to the earth

i don’t mean to say that everything was good

when we lived in the jungle, when we lived in tribes

when things were small

and down to earth

i am just convinced

that we have pushed it too far

the progress just for progress sake

the conquering, the exploiting, the possessing

the expanding, the collecting, the having

the taking …

i guess its not too late right now

to turn the ship around

i trust that we still can

find our way back

to small is beautiful

to human scale

to life

in harmony