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The frog in the well
An Indian tale
One day a young frog entered in a well and asked to see his friend, Dr. Frog, the most learned frog in the well community.
"Where have you been?" asked Dr. Frog.
"I come from a vast body of water - the Pacific Ocean", replied the young frog.
"How vast? Was it twice the size of the well?" and Dr. Frog puffed himself up a little in appreciation of such a huge body of water.
"No, no sir. It's much larger."
"Five times larger.. Ten times... A hundred times larger?", asked the astonished Dr. Frog.
"No, no, you don't understand! Since you have been in this tiny well all your life, you can never comprehend the size of the Pacific Ocean." explained the young frog.
"Impossible!", retorted Dr. Frog "How can there be such a huge body of water? You are kidding. The Pacific ocean doesn't exists."
"Come with me and see for yourself," suggested the young frog.
"No!", Dr. Frog replied solemnly "That's unscientific!".
source: http://www.atlantaharekrishnas.org
Treadmill
Living in the Western World
The treadmill as a metaphor of our seductive and doubtless lifestyle.
Are we flying or merely standing still?
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Slow food Manifesto
Paris, 1989
Our century, which began and has developed under the insignia of industrial civilization, first invented the machine and then took it as its life model.
We are enslaved by speed and have all succumbed to the same insidious virus: Fast Life, which disrupts our habits, pervades the privacy of our homes and forces us to eat Fast Foods.
To be worthy of the name, Homo Sapiens should rid himself of speed before it reduces him to a species in danger of extinction.
A firm defense of quiet material pleasure is the only way to oppose the universal folly of Fast Life.
May suitable doses of guaranteed sensual pleasure and slow, long-lasting enjoyment preserve us from the contagion of the multitude who mistake frenzy for efficiency.
Our defense should begin at the table with Slow Food. Let us rediscover the flavors and savors of regional cooking and banish the degrading effects of Fast Food.
In the name of productivity, Fast Life has changed our way of being and threatens our environment and our landscapes. So Slow Food is now the only truly progressive answer.
That is what real culture is all about: developing taste rather than demeaning it. And what better way to set about this than an international exchange of experiences, knowledge, projects?
Slow Food guarantees a better future.
Slow Food is an idea that needs plenty of qualified supporters who can help turn this (slow) motion into an international movement, with the little snail as its symbol.
source: http://www.slowfood.com
An unconvenient truth
"It's difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it."
Quoted from Lord Sinclair by Al Gore in An Inconvenient Truth (2006).
As suggested in the end of the track, I encourage everyone to see this necessary movie.
see also: http://www.climatecrisis.com
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