The Guru asks “Do they know it’s Christmas? Do they? Really? Well why are they still playing that damn song?”
It’s so easy to get caught up in the rhetoric and sentimentality of the current fashionable good cause, whether it’s recycling, CO2 emissions, feeding the starving in Africa or eating more fruit and veg. But the real question is, even if you are a dedicated bandwagon devotee; does that make you a significantly better person?
Haven’t you ever noticed, that, for all their clear skin, the staff in your local Health Food Shop or Environmentally Super Deli seem absolutely miserable and struggle to smile? Don’t you sometimes leave thinking, why do they want to save the world when they’re so miserable? And it’s not just because you’ve driven up in your shinny new car and are wearing a suit. That’s not the reason why they look like they’ve been sucking organic lemons, No!
Their faces seem to say ‘Oh bugger! The end of the world is nigh! Anyone for lentils?’
On reflection, they don’t really care about the world as much as they profess, just as nobody really cares if starving people in Africa know whether it’s Christmas or not.
We love the sentimentality of it, the feeling of being right, doing good when everyone else is wrong and some people just like being miserable.
The proof is, that, if we really loved and cared for the world, then we would start to love and care for the small Universe we inhabit, which we each called ‘My Life’.
So if you want to save the world, start loving and looking after yourself. Discover deep and meaningful happiness, spend time finding balance and actively feel and express real love for your family and friends and all the people in your life!
When you live in balance and love your self, you won’t need slogans or campaigns, you’ll instinctively look after and cherish your environment, the people in your community, your city, county, region, country and in fact the whole world.
Simply choose to live the life you love, and love the life you live.
