Two minutes' worth

If faced with an impending cataclysmic event like a fire, hurricane, earthquake, tsunami, landslide, etc, that was going to wipe away your home, your accumulated possessions, what would you take with you, if you only had a couple of minutes to pack?

As the question goes to prove, that is an interesting thought-provoking article which is worth reading in full.

What would you take with you in the 2 minutes you have? Any quick answers?

The average person will start thinking on all that he has, maybe room by room. And ticking off what he prizes. The thought process can take some time. Just goes to show the junk we accumulate in our homes. Sifting through them mentally is tiring enough.

Finally as in the Australian bushfire mishap, most people will settle for saving their pets and albums. Goes to prove that stuff ‘that money can buy’ has no real importance unless it has an attached value to who we are. Relationships and memories are more important.

Then why do we clamour for more stuff? Why do we drive the race to deplete the planet’s resources, simply to occupy one forgotten corner of our homes?

That seems to be the lesson hitting hardest in ‘depressed’ America. Malls are seeing fewer crowds. Perhaps the Power of Less, written by Leo Babauta, has effectively sent home the message.

Living with less brings more space, more value and quicker decisions! Not to forget a sustainable planet.