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Books and movies like "The Day The Earth Stood Still" and "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea: Offers food for thought, as they explained the theme that humanity will be destroyed (by supernatural beings in these stories) if they persist to harm the environment.
Although the scenarios depicted in the movies are fictional, we would do well to warnings, even if we are looking for ways and means to heal the bad economy. We need to keep spending and consuming to maintain the economy and and keep our lives going, but we need the gift of tapping human ingenuity to do this in less destructive ways.
The most positive aspect of this crisis is that it has had a huge impact on making the world aware of the importance of the 3 "R" - reduce, reuse and recycle. Many professional organizations are used to seeing this "mantra" as a privilege for the Greenish but now it's something they can not ignore because it hits them where it is needed most.
But when the world economy is back on its feet, as it surely will be in a year or two, we tend to forget so lesson learned, and return to our wasteful habits and unscrupulous ways in an attempt to regain lost fortunes in recession.
Al Gore, writers and filmmakers have done their part in making us to see our folly, so let's hope government and business leaders around the world will score even greater success by following up with concrete actions.
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