There are people right now being held in slavery and forced to work
deadly jobs. There are living breathing people who do not even know
they are slaves because they do not know what freedom is. They do not
know any alternative to the reality they are living. They have never
received an education. They do not know how to read or write. The only reality they know is exhausting
labor. They do not receive any compensation for their labor and they
have no other options.
The pictures in the short video I am linking here will convey to you
so much more than my words here will. They are beyond incredible.
They are upsetting. And they convey a profound truth.
Through mindless consumerism slavery is supported. When you buy gold
and you do not know where it comes from, chances are you are funding
this atrocity. Whenever you buy something that you do not really need
and it is made in a factory in some place where you do not know if
the working conditions are regulated, you don't know what you are
supporting.
There are companies consciously poisoning their employees so that overprivileged people can have pointless, frivolous consumer
products. These companies do this because these companies value
profit over humanity. These companies do not care what their impact
on the environment is. They don't care who they kill or if the
products are harmful even to the consumers. Before you buy another
stupid thing that you do not really need, consider what you know
about the company who made it, the working conditions of the person
who made it, where the resources came from- the resources used to
fashion the product and the resources used in making the product such
as energy. There is so much more to be said about all this, but for
now I want to get back to the slaves.
If we do not make any effort to educate ourselves and live a life
that does not support modern day slavery, then we are just as guilty
as those who are directly committing the atrocity. Here is a link to the video.
This may be my first post on modern day
slavery that has appeared in this blog, but it is not the first time
I have written about it and it will not be the last. I have to dig up
some stuff off my shelves and find new links to share with you, but
this video is a good place to start. Inform yourself about what is
going on. Educate yourself. Know where the products you purchase come
from. Know what you are supporting with your dollars and with the choices you make in your day to day life. Yes, you do
impact the world around you every moment not just with your actions,
but also with your intentions and your attitude. You are constantly
impacting the world around you. Be the change you wish to see in the
world.
Wishing you everything that is
wonderful in this universe.
Take care.
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