Lawa pono

Take only what you need.

I used to hear it often back in the days, “all they do is take, take, take, when is enough?” In the words of some famous pirates ” take what you can, give nothing back.” I think as a society we have drifted away from this concept to live more comfortable lives. We have things such as refrigerators which can prolong the need to buy or acquire food. We have become out of touch with our surroundings and because we do not look and see, or because we do not recognize the changes happening around us we do not worry about our effect on the environment or in the situation. Through this disconnection we can end up causing more harm than good. I think some of the funny things I hear the old-timers say often is, I don’t want anything or I don’t need anything, if I need something it will appear or I can go get it. Wouldn’t the world be amazing if this concept was applied worldwide, imagine the peace and prosperity from living a simple life style.

There’s to much I and not enough we thinking. We never learned anything in just one way or in one day, so how can we expect to be taught in the same way? Everyone is unique and has different circumstances and upbringing. Can we not say “that we have been raised by a village.”