I went over to Captiva this weekend to take my 8 year old on the Dolphin Cruise. This was my first time going any further than the bridge/beach . I was awestruck by some of the houses I seen as we drove along. Beautiful houses with gated drives right across the street from the beach. Beach front but not right on the beach. My first thought was how nice it was that the houses were not all right on the beach so that the general public can not enjoy it also. My second thought was, what in the world does anyone do with so much house (4000+ square feet). My thoughts then wandered to the readings on the State of the World.
How much excess is in a house that big unless you are a polygamist that needs a house built for 8 wives and 30 children? I can not say that if I had the money I might not be as self absorbed. I will never know. But when we think about sustainability and how much waste comes from living in such excess. How much in natural resources are being wasted in just one of these houses and there are a bunch of them in a row?
I am not so sure I am going to like the skeptic I will become from learning how wasteful civilized society has become. When I think that I not only turn all of my lights off when I leave, I usually turn the breakers off to everything but the refrigerator to keep my utility bill down. I do try to recycle. Will my little bit of effort really make a difference when one family could waste more in a day than I would use in several years!
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