Uh-Oh. I've Been Thinking Again!

Our Gratitude Tree: thanks to my mom and Pinterest.

(We write what we are thankful for on little tags, then
hang them on the branches throughout the month.)

This weekend I watched a documentary on NetFlix about ways we can improve or contribute to life on Planet E.

And this one quote, or analogy, in it really has me thinking.

A lot.

So I thought I would share it with you and see if you think it's as DEEP as I do:

"In nature, living things don't take more than what they need to sustain life. For example, the Redwood tree only takes the nutrients (from soil) it needs to sustain life. No more, no less. And the cheetah only catches/kills one gazelle to sustain its own life. Not three or four at a time. 

So in nature, the practice is 'Use only what you need to sustain life.'

And yet, in human society we violate this practice every day: we consistently take/eat/claim more than what we need to sustain our lives. And ironically, there's a word in science for an organism that over-consumes. The organism that takes more than what it needs is called CANCER."

Boom!

So here's what I'm wondering ...
 
--Am I taking more than what I need to sustain life (at the expense of the society/other living creatures)?

--If so, where am I "overindulging"? 

--And, is it possible to change that behavior? 

Lots to think about.

(Hope you had a great weekend.)