Human Greed and Its Effects on Our Mother Earth.pptx

2. TEN
RAINBOW
FACTS OF

3. Human Greed and Its
Effects on Our
Mother Earth

4. Wealth Accumulation: The relentless pursuit of
financial success and the accumulation of
material possessions beyond what is necessary
for a comfortable life.
Power Greed: The desire for influence,
authority, or control over others, often at the
expense of ethical principles or the well-being
of those affected.

5. Resource Hoarding: The tendency to amass
resources, whether tangible or intangible,
without consideration for the needs of others
or the equitable distribution of those resources.
resources.
Competitive Greed: A relentless desire to outdo
others, even at the cost of cooperation,
collaboration, or fairness.

6. Excessive Consumption: Consuming resources,
goods, or services in excess of what is necessary,
contributing to environmental degradation and
social inequality.
Nowadays, all the rage is on technology and many
other pleasures that humankind can think of. The
simplicity of life is made complicated by materialism
and consumerism.

7. Because of greed and humankind's quest for
more wisdom and power, the paradise that
their forefathers discovered is now suffering
from too much devastation. The symptoms are
now being felt greatly.

8. Consumerism makes people slaves of their
possessions. Because of it, they become obsessed
with getting more. It makes people blind to the
poverty and unjust exploitation of other people and
their environmental resources.
• Electricity is a primary necessity for people
around the world. However, electric providers
also emit the greatest carbon waste which harms
the ozone layer.

9. Also contributing to the death of Mother Earth is
unrecyclable waste. Top products that kill the
environment, as listed by the organization One Green
Planet.
6. Produce bags
7. Disposable single-use razors
8. Menstrual products
9. Disposable cleaning cloths
10. Food packaging
1. Paper coffee cups
2. Boxes of tea bags
3. Plastic water bottles
4. Disposable cutlery
5. Plastic bags

10. As you enjoy the pleasures in life, you should also
be mindful that material things come with a price.
Hence, the next time you splurge on wasteful
products, think of the trees and the lives that had
to sacrifice for you to have them.

11. How can we save
Mother Earth?

12. Some countries in Asia, such as Japan and South
Korea, promote nature meditation as part of their
people's personal development. What do they do?
They devote time to enjoy the beauty of nature and
they include this as part of their meditation. As they
do, they appreciate what nature offers and hence,
develops a strong bond with Mother Nature.

13. Remember that the material things given to
humankind exist to be improved and developed
so that other generations will be able to attain them.
Do not exhaust all the resources to the point that
there will be nothing left for the next generations to
come.