Pieces of me in letters

For the last couple of days I read news about the discovery of an uncontacted tribe in the Amazon. I am amazed but also sad at the same time.

I am amazed because… after all the modernization its expansion to almost every corner in this globe, these tribes with their modest lifestyle and civilization, manage to survive.
I am sad because… this modest lifestyle and civilization are threatened. Threatened by logging, by oil mining, and by expansion of agriculture land. And by those who - think it’s the best thing to do - want to introduce modern life to these tribes.

At some point in my life, I was lucky to get the chance to be introduced to somewhat similar modest lifestyle. It was a short but valuable experience for me. I learned that we live our lifes the way we want it, and that nobody should force other people to adopt a certain lifestyle, even in the name of modernization that we - who has been living in it - believe is the best way to go. 

The untouched tribes like those in Amazon and other parts of the worlds, have their own lifestyle that they also believe is the best way to go. In many ways, it is the best way to go. They don’t have to face all the stress we face in a modern life… increase price of oil and food… and diseases like AIDS. They can survive and even happy without electricity, without internet, withour cars, without the stress of modern life. So let them be. If we really care about their existance as we all claim, leave them alone. Protect the world where they live in so they can sustain whatever it is the lifestyle they prefer. And we all know that protecting their world to live in, also supporting our own life and survival. It’s a win-win solution.