This
is what it feels like...sometimes. I carry mine and Jesper's luggage
on our way to Tarifa in Spain and though we've reduced our luggge
four times along the way, it's still heavy! Maybe you're wondering
what we're dragging with us? Well, most of what weights are tools and
spare parts for our bikes but also a laptop and video camera with its
batteries. Furthermore nuts and some alimentary supply. No tent, no
"portable kitchen" and no sleeping bags. Crazy, huh? :)
But
we like it this way. It was a decision we made before leaving and it
kind of makes our journey more exciting! We simply have to trust that
everything will work out. Until now it has worked out just fine :) We
often find hosts through the magnificent network on CouchSurfing.
Otherwise hotels and youth hostels have been glad to help us. We've
often asked restaurants for food when we've gotten hungry and also
they have contributed. And this is what it's all about. Helping each
other. Contributing. Collaborating and sharing.
Many
of us tend to believe that we're independent. But we're not. We're
only "independent" until the shops are closed. Our welfare
is based on other peoples loss. While we're fighting to get the
cheapest cucumber, bananas, fruits or whatever, other people are
struggling to be able to provide us with these products. They work
for a smaller salary every month only to be able to offer the
cheapest products so the purchaser buyers shall continue importing
from them.
Can
anyone be independent?
How
many of us can say that he/she knows how to grow their own food, how
to build and maintain their own houses, how to educate their
children, how to make their own clothes and how to create and connect
their own electricity?
Even
if one person is able to manage all the fields mentioned above,
he/she would most likely have some issues concerning the time it
would all take.. After all, there's only 24 hours in one day. So we
actually need each other and we actually depend on each other. Many
of us are also blinded by the fact that we Have to change our
behaviour on this planet. We need to get away from our mass consuming
culture. Our Mother Earth has the capacity to provide everybodies
need. Not everyones desire. We need to start sharing. Sharing is
caring. What comes around goes around and energy flows where
attention goes. Be generous!
One
planet. One home.
Elin
For
you who are curious, watch thismovie
and try being open minded for new possibilities. If people realised
that every small act counts, they wouldn't hesitate to take those
small steps towards a better world. Can we afford not trying?
