To Live Relevantly: My Story of Defining Sustainability
I will author a life that causes as little harm as possible, and provides as much usefulness to humanity as I can. This involves using my skills (as a filmmaker), but it also involves using my unskilled self: I must be willing to learn how to implement many practices from different sources, and be willing to take risks with my body and emotions.
I am a 21-year old white female film student who just graduated from college in Pittsburgh, PA. This is my sustainability.
Sustainability is trying to figure out whether the ecosystem that brought me into existence can sustain my existence indefinitely. This statement is entirely reflective of how I live my life. The issue relates principally to how much unsupported waste I generate by being alive. Therefore, the biggest elements of sustainability today are: reusing materials, limiting consumption and growing a knowledge base.
Sustainability is open-ended. It is creative. And when it is happening right now, it is called radical.
