GREEN  VALUES
 (Natural Ethics)

                   Somewhere  in this web site (Learn From Nature, last paragraph) it is stated that  " as humans progressed from forests to
cities, they lost evolutionary qualities, natural values, healthy environments and social evenness and order "
. Out of these four, evolutionary
qualities and healthy environments stand to be restored
first for recouping all the lost qualities. ( See GREEN LIFE for some restoration
methods.)  In the same page ' learn from nature'  I showed that in forests, animals and plants coexist
 evolvingly with no over-exploitation,
misuse and waste. Hence, in the present situations of environmental and resources' collapse, humans have to follow a set of natural or
fundamental values for self-discipline and to maintain balance with environment and society, irrespective of their nationalities, cultures and
religions.
What are these fundamental principles or values?
 
 
 
 # 1  Live naturally, to the extent possible, in environment-friendly ways (e.g., if you cut one tree for making your house or  furniture, plant  
          one or more suitably).

      2  Live with healthy life styles without spoiling  natural or good instincts (e.g., do not fill your stomach with spiced fish or tasty
          ice cream, eat for whole body's health). Intelligence is not a substitute for instincts, but augmentative and supportive. Hence adopt  
          life styles which do not destroy the natural or good instincts, to the extent possible in organized or developed  societies.

      3  Sweat, work, earn and live. In the case of brain workers, find out  balanced ways of living with enough physical activities. (e.g., even  
          foresters have to sweat for hunting or gathering food).

   ~ 4  Do not accumulate wealth beyond one's needs. Learn from forests  the methods nature follows  to nourish all, balancingly and
          evolvingly.

      5  Do not allow wealth to be inherited, spoiling inheritors'  initiatives, virtues and productivity (e.g., teach sons and  daughters   
          how-to-live rightly and then let them live on their own).  

   * 6  Do not sacrifice your integrity and fundamental values for  the sake of  companies, parties, religions etc. All have  inalienable  
          natural right-to-live, hence have freedoms of conscience, idealogy, expression etc.

      7  If your self-discipline, conscience, values etc. are centred around beliefs, faith or religion, have in your mind an independent  
          corner for true spirituality. Do not allow symbolism, rituals, idolism etc. to blind and/or fanatize minds. Religions and faiths which  
          nourish pluralism and tolerance are best.

 + 8 Live socially, to the extent possible in society-friendly  ways.

    ^ 9 Try best to solve social problems peacefully.

    10  Review / introspect and re-form mind, if confusion or indecision persists.

    11  When in fundamental doubt , learn from nature or forests. Understand how mother Earth manages the different ecosystems  
          (with worms, birds, deers, lions etc.) evolvingly and  productively in the mountains.

    12  When in practical problems involving others, find out agreeable or righteous solutions.
   
   
   
   


                        *    Out of these  twelve fundamental principles and values, the sixth one needs to be elaborated first. This one deals  
                              with integrity, self-discipline, values, morals, virtues etc. A person's values and virtues are a result of that person's  
                              innate qualities, beliefs, traditions, learnings and practises. Regarding innate qualities and  traits of a child, there is
                              no escape from them. Parents have to accept them and nurture or 'nip in the bud'. Some beliefs and traditions get
                              into the young minds by group living (in family and society) without any conscious effort. Some are taught by belief-
                              groups and religions. These beliefs might grow stronger or die out depending on further learnings and
                              education in future. Through learnings and practises one can change one's beliefs and habits. Hence ideals,
                              ideology, conscience, character etc. are of high importance for all, tribals, villagers and urbanites. So safeguard  
                              
INTEGRITY.            


                        +    Because families living interactively and unitedly form societies. Living socially  might not be possible now in   
                              many rural or urban situations due to destruction of social evenness and order, resulting from economic  
                              disparities, poverty and corruption. When life styles of different sections of people differ widely, social unity and tolerance     
                               break down, causing conflicts, militancy etc. In  the case of foresters, their whole lives are controlled by environments and   
                               weathers. For majority of rural people the main controlling factors are environment, professions like farming, trading etc.,   
                              belief-groups, religions and traditions. (See 'learn from nature' for more details.) In urban situations modern ways of life  
                              prevail, controlled by scientific and technological discoveries and products. Urban life styles spoil almost everything (in  
                              comparison to rural ways), natural instincts, health and virtues. In these circumstances, principles and  values stand to
                              become vague and  ineffective  for the sake of profits, pleasures etc. These urban conditions have to change enabling  
                              people to live green lives. Click here for  GREEN LIFE.   


                       ~    One basic reason for the present urban over-exploitation, cosumerism and  waste is unlimited or          
                             uncontrolled accumulation of  wealth and resulting decaying life styles. In the name of freedom,
                             development and pleasures many cultures are disintegrating now. Earth's resources are being
                             over-exploited and consumed  wastefully to maintain disintegrating life styles.
Different types of wealths and  
                             
different ways of their generation, accumulation and management are shown to be the fundamental factors which  
                             gave rise to different professions, societies and social strata in the page 'Learn from nature'.


                       #    (See 'green life' for a definition of natural life). Natural instincts and fully natural lives, as in forests, go together. In
                              forests lives are conditioned fully by  weathers and environment. In urban areas also lives are conditioned by
                              environments, but artificial and highly modified. Hence urbanites can be biased and destructive to environment
                              and nature's evolving process. In urban situations, fully natural lives are, at present, impossible;  hence adopt natural  
                              life styles to the extent possible.     


                        ^    In the existing situations in many nations, peaceful solutions can be hard to find out. Leaving others'
                             (families to nations) internal problems or fights to themselves is one way to arrive at lasting  solutions.                                      





                            ( Nos. 1 and 2 deal with natural, healthy life  protecting good instincts. Nos. 3, 4 and 5 deal with working,
                              earnings and transmission of wealth. 6 and 7 deal with character, values, integrity, self-discipline etc.                                       
                               8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 are about social living,  tensions, conflicts, problems, solutions etc.)  





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