Mental And Physical Pollutions

Air Pollution (smog) is the most apparent type of pollution. Industry and automobile emissions in the air causes all kinds of health problems especially respiratory problems. Along with Illegal dumping of toxic waste into the lands, lakes, rivers and oceans, and deforestation is seriously poisoning our drinking and food supply and causing global warming and damaging the ozone layer.

Despite the media attention and international governments working together to stop this pollution of the earth, it continues to happen daily.  You might be surprised to know that everyday you are bombarded with pollution of a different kind. After all, the capitalistic system by its own nature is based on greed.

Everyday you are exposed to the pollution of your mind and body.  Drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, chemical-based-food, fumes, noise, violent addictive video games (mostly kids), negative irresponsible commercials, bad TV shows and movies, even soaps and shampoos, all can pollute your body as well as your mind.

Cigarettes are physically addictive and when your body does not receive them it gets angry.  The pollution you have ingested into your body can affect how you treat your friends and even your family.  Clinical studies have been done showing the seriously damaging effects of cigarettes on the human body and the powerful addictive chemicals that they contain.

Drugs and alcohol work the same way on people and their affects are even a more devastating to your mind and body.  Alcoholism is causing untold suffering from violence to care accidents and people addicted to drugs often become criminals stealing to get money for their drugs or they prostitute themselves emotionally and even physically to the people supplying them the drugs.

Have you looked at the labels of the foods you buy?  Those quick fix meals you like so much are probably chock full of additives and preservatives, some of which may be harmful.  Many soft drinks and energy drinks contain substitute sugars and syrups known to cause diseases in laboratory animals yet they remain in the recipe.

In America there are many headlines in newspapers and the internet all touting the obesity crisis in the United States.  There are even shows on television where people have a contest to lose the most weight!  Yet no one addresses the root issue, what people are putting into their bodies on a daily basis.
 
The best thing you can do for yourself is to drink pure filtered water.  Avoid the sodas and other sugar filled chemical infested drinks which are poisoning your body over time.  Focus your food intake on organic foods; whole meats grown without hormones, fresh vegetables, and fruits.  Find a bakery that uses the freshest organic ingredients.

Pay attention to the things you put onto your body.  Many soaps and shampoos have toxins and other so called "cleaning" agents that are bad for your body and some of them do get ingested through your skin.  Read the labels and try to find products that are "all natural" and "100% organic".  This is the way you can be sure you are keeping yourself free of this type of pollution.

Additionally, there are the mental and spiritual pollutions which exist in just about every tradition and every culture but there is that common theme all over the world which is lust for possessions, power and sex. Although they are legitimate needs, they have the tendency to blinden people and pollute their intentions and cause them to go beyond limits. If not checked by the GOD'S guidance and the truth, goodness, and righteousness they will make life a living hell to everyone.

Television and other media portray success as doing well in sports or business or even politics and these people are held up as our heroes.  Yet how many of these "heroes" truly have found happiness?  Why is the suicide rate so high among the self proclaimed "rich and famous"?  Why are the newspapers splashed with stories of addiction and infidelity?

It is not freedom and success these people have found, it is slavery.  Slavery to the pollution that led them to believe they would be happy.  Like the drug addict they look for the next possession, the next conquest that will bring them the elusive happiness they seek, yet they can never find.

All of this pollution is very overwhelming but you can take steps to minimize the impact on your life by reconsidering and taking it easy. Be well informed and take action. One step at a time. De-stress and detox.  Eat whole foods, drink pure water, get enough fresh air, make sure you get enough quality sleep, maintain the right weight and exercise as much as you can.  Use all natural soaps and detergents, keep drugs, cigarettes and alcohol out of your body.  Involve yourself in good works and good causes.  You don't need to stop watching television, but become aware of what you are watching, and if it is truly appropriate for those around you to watch.

Re-examine your surrounding traditions and cultures and be aware of media influences, they have a hypnotizing and misleading powers. Pay attention to the people you call your friends and the people you are infatuated with and hold up as role models. With enough re-evaluation, you will realize that many of them are not good enough to be decent people, let alone role models.