What choices have led to our current global situation?
This question is REALLY general, because there are so many things going on around our world that could be defined as a ‘global situation’.
One choice, or rather, one problem is the lack of specific information. Without the information needed to make a real decision, people are forced to make a choice they might not have chosen had they had the necessary understanding of the situation.
For example, the water shortage in Taiwan. The people of the village knew only that the water prices had gone up and that the river was no longer a viable option for their needs. However, when a person gave them the details of their new water situation, the people were shocked and affirmed that they probably would not have chosen this ‘solution’.
So, many of the choices that have led to negative global situations are ones made without knowledge and understanding.
Other choices that resulted in a negative global situation are the ones made without proper planning, like the hurried construction of factories in China. Because people did not plan properly for the waste and for the environmental destruction, China’s rivers were made unusable for drinking, or even irrigating. Now, they have this huge problem with clean water.
1 comment:
I like your ideas, Cindy, but I wonder what right we have to make choices as a society sometimes. Do we elect governments so that they can make choices FOR us about things we do not necessarily understand? For that matter, do we make as much of an effort as we should to understand the natural resources and things around us?
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