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
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