Some of us have incredible judgement, rightly

earning the distinction of authority and

influence, enabling society to

benefit from their wisdom, knowledge and talent.

 

Guiding corporations and businesses, these

folk are trusted to use the power imbued in

them to make balanced decisions, driving forward

their companies, benefitting society.

 

These decisions shape our world, ensuring growing

economies, shareholder value – products,

services and employment – social fabric.

 

At a certain point, these folk are asked to balance

commercial factors over people and our

environment, in order to sustain income.

 

Decision-making folk are good, principled folk,

respected and rewarded for applying their

minds to conundrums most of us could not fathom.

 

These minds feed the monster, ensuring a flow from

resource to product, plan to profit, their success

manifested in perpetual, global growth.

 

This growth – in pursuit of economic health – has

inherent but avoidable side-effects – like

non-union exploitation and pollution.

 

Our greatest minds are thus pitted to destruction

of our environment and our cultures, through

the aggregated impact of these side effects.

 

Let’s change the questions we ask these minds, let’s apply

this talent to Earth’s protection, her peoples

and our fellow creatures, and see what is then possible.