The Bigger Picture


When we are totally focused on our goals we can sometimes miss that, by obtaining what we want, we may damage or disrupt something else in the world. As we become more successful and more aware we must become more responsible and think of the bigger picture. Those expensive shoes that we want are not worth having if child labour is used to produce them, those expensive carpets in our houses are not worth having if children are going blind weaving them. Those beautiful rocks ordered for our water gardens are not worth having if a mountainside is being torn down and destroyed in order to produce them. Do we know the harm we cause or do we just want what we want and not care about anything else? True success includes being aware of and considering the consequences of everything we think, say and do.