Going back to basics!

People only used what they needed, hunted and killed what was life sustaining, fished for food, made fires by hand, etc. Our way of life now is unhealthy, we use way more then we need, expensive, and not all people could even live in the “old world” if need be. People need to think about the future and what it holds for man-kind. If we all start walking more to get places, take bicycles, car-pool, etc we will be healthier, using up less or no fuel, and will pave the way for a better future for our children. Living close to our jobs, having a piece of land if we need it, and learning to grow food will help us for our future. People use up so much energy every single day and don’t even think about it. When we watched the video on Cuba I really started thinking because throughout the video we are shown what it means to live poorly and have resources taken away in the blink of an eye. The Soviet Union crashed and Cuba experienced the “special period”. 80% of Cuba’s imports were taken away, interest rates went through the roof, stocks crashed, gas prices grew immensely, black outs were occurring all throughout Cuba, etc. Everyone had to learn how to farm, grow their own food, and get to their job without using fuel. According to the video, Cuba now grows almost all organic foods because of this change, they take care of their land, money became unimportant to Cubans, they went back to using animals for transportation and to help tend crops. As a result from these changes the average Cuban lost 20lbs., there was a decrease in the amounts of stroke and heart attacks seen by doctors, incidents of diabetes decreased, and 80% of Cuban people owned their own homes.

If Americans could learn to live this way and actually practice these changes we would be better off in the long run. We would be healthier, our children would learn at a young age how to live better, and longevity would exist for Americans. If anything were to happen down the road we “the American person” would be ready.