Hughesys Christmas message
Trip Start
May 13, 2007
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Trip End
Aug 17, 2008
Quito,
Ecuador
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Its our responsibility
But this sums up what I want to say/request/suggest/put out there.
Buy less, make more
Drive less, bus more
Bus less, walk more
Worry less, smile more
Stay in less, go out more
Eat less, exercise more
Sleep in less, see sunrise more
Moan less, sing more
Fight less, hug more
Say no less, say yes more
Use power less, use your power more
Text less, phone more
Phone less, visit more
Use less, reuse more
Rush less, see more
Talk less, listen more
Work less, play more
Want less, have more
After all that rare serious stuff, heres some gratuitous shots and vids of a scary spider eating stuff:
spider and me
Lunchtime
scrummy
ye-ikes
Spider 1 - Moth 0
Wish i had abetter camera - or do I?
Dont have nightmares
Feliz Navidad de Ecuador.
Comments
Fat Les, Barrymore
One of my students lent me the English translation of a local monk's words of wisdom on the Buddhist faith recently. I'd always thought I quite fancied Buddhism but this reminded me of the fact that it's a religion/philosophy that essentially asks me to give up a lot of the things I enjoy in life in return for a state of enlightenment that is possibly only theoretical and/or - if it does exist - bl**dy difficult to attain.
The fact that scepticism is one of the earlier 'fetters' that I'd apparently cast off probably says it all, but frankly I think I'll keep my earthly traits for a wee-while yet, seeing as I've got a wedding coming up n all.
Your philosophy on the other hand fits pretty closely to my own, although living in a city you'd probably find yourself - bamboo scaffolding aside -making a lot less stuff than you do at the moment, regardless of your better intentions. And I've always thought sunrises are better enjoyed when you've been awake for nigh-on 24 hours and still have the legs, lungs and voice to play the game a little longer.
Still, reckon you've got the material there to set up a commune in the mountains and siphon off young minds from some of the world's better universities for the eco-cause. Send me some flyers, I'll drop 'em off next time I pass through a sizeable population centre.
Anyway, speaking of philosophy, I've got a match to watch.
Hasta luego...
Rob