From prehistoric times right through to recent times, humans had no choice but to live sustainably and in line with their local habitat.
There were no fridges or freezers to stock up from an abundant hunt, unless you consider the likes of the Inuit people who had access to ice.
They still only gathered enough to survive the harsh winter, as decimating a herd of animals means there’ll be nothing to eat next season.
Aboriginal communities in Australia have been living off and caring for their country for 60,000+ years to ensure that each year, they will have access to plentiful food and water sources, even if it meant being nomadic. They only took what they needed and greed wasn’t an option.
Fast forward to today and consider how sustainably you choose to live.
Do you reduce your footprint on the environment by recycling, reusing or reducing?
Do you avoid single use plastics at all costs or accept that they’re a part of modern life?
Does convenience take priority over morality?
It’s ok to answer any way you want, but if everyone chooses to live unsustainably, mother nature has a way of pushing back. We’re seeing it in Australia with the drying continent and raging bushfires. Mass clearing of the land has created its own problems. Disruption to the natural order of the environment means water no longer gets held in-situ like it once did.
Without water, we can’t sustain life.