The Proposal

Things are not going so well for our little race. If you don't realize that by now, you will soon. We are living in a critical moment in history where we have two doors to walk through. One leads to a torturous and short-lived existence on a violent and barren planet, and the other leads to a life of peace-- Peace between humanity and nature, between our inner and outer lives, between what we need and what we are merely greedy for.

The first step is to realize that you are an integral part of the problem, but also a valuable asset to the solution. And that solution is a simple one: it is only to train yourself to be more conscious about the planet you live on; to think before you take, to ask questions about where your commodities and entertainment come from, and to change your life accordingly when you know you are doing something wrong. Somewhere between being a toddler and becoming an adult we forgot how to do this. We must bring back that child-like innocence, that yearning to know why, and when we couple that simple wonder with the self-discipline that we as adults know so well, then the solution can be wrought.

Can we do it? Can I?

This is the Green Test.

Each week, I will choose one thing common to my everyday life and investigate it. I will ask simple questions about it: How was this made? Where did it come from? Why do I use it? Is it good for me? It may not seem like much at first, but my hope is that added up, the little acts of change that may come from this test will accumulate into a healthier, greener life. A life that I can be proud of, and one that I can share with the rest of the world.