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    Earth: The Nitty Gritty
    Earth: The Nitty Gritty
    Earth: The Nitty Gritty
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    Earth: The Nitty Gritty

    By Hassan Rasheed

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    Humanity was born into a different world than the one it finds itself living in at this moment. The world back then was a simple one guided by Nature and void of the amalgam of taboos and draconian rules that have only one purpose: to complicate and confuse the human condition. So, instead of simple desires and wants the human element has been amplified beyond what Earth can sustain. This is a guide to why and how to turn things around on a global and personal level.
    This is an exposition of the battle between Nature the way it does things and the way the current culture operates. While Nature resulted in the beauty that exists today in the mountains, valleys, and water ways with millions of flora and fauna species adorning them, the current culture seems to be going in the opposite direction. The evidence shows that our culture has been reducing the diversity of the biosphere. This publication discloses the reasons why each of these two forces is the way it is, and the hope for our future.
    Hope is an essential and positive component of the human psyche. Without it, there is only despair and no real reason to continue living. Those who can see the forest from the trees have a vision of hope that is different than what the rest of us can see. It is therefore the responsibility of those who have hope in their hearts to help by making sure a beautiful future is in sight.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateSep 21, 2024
    ISBN9781304001238
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      Earth - Hassan Rasheed

      Earth

      The Nitty Gritty

      Hassan Rasheed

      Copyright © 2024 by Hassan Rasheed

      All rights reserved.  No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or by any information storage retrieval system, without the author’s written permission—contact [email protected].

      ISBN

      978-1-304-00123-8

      Printed in the United States of America

      Like all the nomads before me who made tracks across the vast expanses of endless deserts, I search for the oasis where all can be quenched with sweet waters of wisdom.  And, if you ask me if I will reach that oasis in my lifetime, I will say, it doesn’t matter.

      Prolog

      A tourist went to Mexico and praised the local fishermen for the quality of their fish, then asked them, How much time do you need to catch it?

      The fishermen answered him in one voice, Not long

      He asked them, Why don't you spend more time and hunt more?

      The fishermen explained that their small catch was sufficient for their needs and the needs of their families!

      He asked them, But what do you do in the rest of your time?

      They answered, We sleep late, we hunt a little, we play with our children, we eat with our wives, and in the evening, we visit our friends where we have fun, laugh, and repeat some songs.

      The tourist interrupted, I have an MBA from Harvard University and I can help you!  You have to start fishing for long periods every day, then sell the extra fish for a greater return, and you buy a bigger fishing boat.

      They asked him, Then what?

      He replied, "With the big boat and the extra money you can buy a second boat, a third, and so on until you have a complete fleet of fishing vessels.  Instead of selling your catch to a middleman, you will negotiate directly with factories, and perhaps you will also open your own factory.  You will be able to leave this village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York!  From there, you will be able to start your mega projects

      The fishermen asked the tourists, How much time will we need to achieve this?

      He answered, About twenty or perhaps twenty-five years

      They asked him, What then?

      He answered with a smile, When your business grows, you will speculate in stocks and win millions.

      They asked him in astonishment, Millions? Truly? What will we do next?

      He replied, After that, you can retire.  You live quietly in a village on the coast, sleeping late.  You play with your children, and you eat with your wives.  You spend your nights having fun with friends.

      The fishermen answered, "With all respect and appreciation but that's exactly what we're doing now.  So, what is the logic for which we waste twenty-five years of misery?

      Unknown Author

      Introduction

      Our Complicated Modern Life

      It isn't straightforward because it depends on technology.  Technology has a life of its own which is rapidly evolving and changing by the minute.  We humans are having a hard time keeping up with it which causes a great deal of stress physically and mentally.  You see humans evolved to be hunter/gatherers where they exercised their various instinctive talents in those venues.  Instead, many of us today find ourselves behind a desk looking at a piece of flat plastic for hours.  Others find themselves behind a machine trying to control it to do the work the boss wants them to do.  Even day laborers who spend hours repeating one or two tasks over and over again go home and all they want to do is eat and rest in front of a flat piece of plastic trying to get their minds off to somewhere other than work.  As a result, their bodies and minds turn into mush.

      Our brains are taking on many more responsibilities than they can or should handle.  As a result, the United States of America has a mental health crisis.  Not enough doctors or therapists in the field of mental health are produced a year to take care of the increasing demand.  Six in 10 practitioners reported that they no longer have openings for new patients, nearly half (46%) said they have been unable to meet the demand for treatment, and nearly three-quarters (72%) have longer wait lists than before 2021.  There are over 198,811 therapists and over 81,000 psychologists practicing in the US as of Aug 16, 2023.  Since 2020, about 30% of American adults have seen a therapist.  In 2021, about 42 million people received treatment or counseling for their mental health.  About 17% of American teens see a therapist each year.  Every year, about 20% of working adults experience a mental health issue, such as depression or anxiety.  (Psychology Today, March 2024)

      Information overload in our brains is one reason for the crisis.  We are bombarded by all kinds of different information that can’t be stored and processed yet we feel that we need to do so.  It’s like trying to fit a round peg in a square hole.  For example, when we go to vote we are expected to know the candidate's background and qualifications, and on top of that, we need to know things like economics or engineering to name just two of many disciplines to make the right choices. 

      Humans don’t like change and when they are confronted by a rapidly evolving technological world where it is do or die in your job, they encounter another source of stress.  After years of trial and error, software engineers and implementers know that they have to involve the end user at the beginning of the project and have them involved in the development and implementation phases to have any success at all.  Even then 50% of projects fail when placed in the environment it is supposed to help because of the non-acceptance of the end user.

      No matter where you are a person can’t help but be exposed to all kinds of news sources from all over the world that we have no control over.  This is a distraction from our local responsibilities and tasks.  We suddenly are involved in other people's problems that we can’t do anything about yet we have feelings and thoughts tied up in those events.  Aboriginal people had none of this and all they had to worry about was their local environment and family or tribe.  Again, we come to a limit to the ability of our brain to cope. 

      As a result, we lose the sense

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