Self-Sustaining Lives: The Mantras
With
increasing complexities of lives, there are several problems arising and
surfacing for people from all walks of life. Problems like increased
consumption of electricity leading to high amounts of bills, ill health,
chemically adulterated food, poor quality of living, stressed lives and many
more have been prevailing as a routine today. Lives have become unnecessarily
complex and difficult and dependent upon external means of survival
significantly.
Alternatively,
we must try to find out the ways which can be used to make our lives self
sustained and self sufficient. We must be more dependent on natural resources
rather can being dependent on limited man made endowments. Also, the natural
sources are more reliable and offer more sustainability. They make our lives
simpler and more convenient in the long run. There are several ways of doing so
that this article will be describing. Some of the major ways to be adopted for self
sustaining lives may include:
1. Growing your own food
through kitchen gardens, home gardens, own grown plants and vegetation,
community gardens, planting edible lawns, etc.
2. Using solar power instead of using
non renewable sources. Solar power is an incredibly
unending source that can be now used for running household appliances in very
cost effective ways.
3. Living off the grid by constructing
houses that are self dependent in taking care of the waste,
water supply and other necessities without much dependent upon external sources
of help.
4. Live a simple and frugal life by
sharing and creating cooperatives for use of resources.
5. Have simple and basic needs as
more the needs, more the demand for commodities.
6. Go back to basics
like making candles, sewing and stitching your own clothes, installing rain
barrels, etc.
7. Use naturally available ingredients
such as soaps to be made from natural products, food from whatever is locally
available.
8. Change and adapt your lifestyle
according to conditions
9. Cultivate relationships
and give importance to people than to commodities.
The
conclusion is ‘Simple can be convenient and beautiful. If followed for long can
lead to a happy and sustained life.’
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