#041 How to Overcome the Resistance to Change
Adventures in Sustainable Living
English - September 19, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBEarth Sciences Science Natural Sciences Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Among the hundreds of people waiting to visit Mahatma Gandhi was a mother and her young son. When it was their turn, the woman asked Gandhi to speak with her son about eating sugar. Gandhi asked her to come back in two weeks.
When they returned Gandhi spoke with the boy, who agreed to begin working to eliminate sweets. After thanking Gandhi for his advice, the mother asked him why he did not offer his advice the first time.
Gandhi replied, “Upon your visit two weeks ago I too was eating sugar.” He then explained he could not speak of or teach her son to not eat sugar if he himself had not taken that journey.
So what this means is that whatever changes you would like to see in our society has to begin with you.
The same is true with sustainability.
Listen to the entire episode to learn how you can convince people to adopt more sustainable habits.
Always live sustainably because this is how we build a better future.
Patrick