Guam Kyokushin Cornerstone Volume 1 No. 2 Apr. 2014 | Page 2

Guam Kyokushin Cornerstone Volume 1, No. 2 April 1, 2014 A Senpai’s Reflection My discernment on Environment and Creature (Written by Fred Rodriguez, January 11th, 2012) T his is my opinion on the distinction of an environment which is changing. I often discern the question of how much our ancestors may have understood their economy. I am not speaking of an economy of market, but rather of ecology. Taking what is necessary to sustain, and not from compulsion or overharvesting–could tie in to how ancient farmers understood this dichotomy (of the relationship of nature and man) and hence would plant back into the earth–putting back what was “I believe that nature will reclaim what was once hers” taken–a demonstrable Should there be a point where one has to come to the realization that we are creating a future Easter Island for ourselves? harmony between nature and creature. There is some evidence of the adverse change of this harmony. All one has to do is reflect on what our island and homes looked like prior to “modernization.” We all grow from our “healthy” economy. But our ecology suffers, therefore human kind suffers alongside. The understanding of new and deadlier diseases arising from the many conditions in which man is exposed to, reflect the pace in which humanity has sped up and away from the forest and into the concrete jungle. I for one agree that modernity to some extent helps keep the balance between nature and creature. But let us not confuse this with material goods as representative of being modern or being healthy. While nature (by its nature) is sustainable, it seemingly offers enough for future harvesting, therefore, a place for future generations to continue to be as such. The justification of this notion could have been measured by the balance between what is in nature and whether humanity harvests from it, or the depletion of resources based upon an unnatural inclination to consume, thereby destroying one form of habit in relation to nature and its resources. It is a contrasting reminder of our predicament today. Small islands like those in the Marianas and the FSM demonstrate this point. The replacing of agricultural lands for residential Guam Kyokushin Karate Association www.guamkyokushinkai.com [email protected] 2