Learning to Love the Environment From Primitive Society

Environment and humans have a strong bond, human is an integral part of the environment, and human life depends on environmental sustainability, because the environment refers to everything that is needed by living things are called natural resources, conversely environmental sustainability depends on human activity.

The question is whether humans was preserve the environment as an asset's life?, In which case I will give stimulants on two sides of our environment. Bedouin (indigenous tribe located in Lebak district, Banten province) has a specific characteristic, Baduy really take care of their environment, their social order teratata neat.

There were no cigarette smoke, pollution, garbage odor and so on. Everything was beautiful and wonderful. Fresh air because there are big trees and lush tunbuh fertile, so that air circulation goes well, the green expanse of rice fields, water flow is clear, everything is integrated with nature, and that made ​​me chuckle in awe the people there have a rule that has been bound and should be run . They were forbidden to use soap, toothpaste, and the things that can damage the environment, they are even forbidden to cut trees and kill animals without reason. According puun (Bedouin chieftain) who violate these restrictions they would be expelled and not considered a family of Bedouin tribes.

Apart from Bedouin tribes, Naga tribes are also pretty good care of the environment. Tribes located in the village of Naga, Tasik Malaya, West Java regency of this livelihood as farmers. They are maintaining the sustainability of the forest is the source of water that can prevent flooding during the rainy season and keep the water when the dry season, therefore there is a prohibition that prohibits all villagers cut down trees in the forest, the harvest Maskipun twice a year, but the result always abundant as it gets adequate water supply. Ponds, rice fields, and gardens that exist in the Naga village is never dry despite drought struck, because the forest above the village Dragon still providing adequate water supplies for residents who live under it.

Bedouin tribes and the Dragon are two of the tribe residing in this archipelago are bound customary law, they isolate themselves from modern life, they prefer to live isolated and fused with nature, although they are not educated but they live in prosperity and peace. They never feel the floods, droughts and other natural disasters because they keep the God-given nature.

The second prototype is different from the tribes of modern society that smart, educated, and capable of resulting in advanced technology. Modern society tends to exploit nature in a way that exaggerated. For example the impression I get when visiting the Bedouin is the peace and openness with nature, it is different when I visited the big cities, the impression I get cramped and barren, sun stung, and the smell of stale air, dirty streets where the garbage is scattered- where, all of it will cause environmental damage such as tall buildings whose architecture emphasizes the room arranged by the glass, which turned out to be a greenhouse effect that tails on the destruction of our ozone layer and its impact will be felt again by humans, they will be susceptible to skin cancer . Besides the dirty air caused by cigarette smoke and motor vehicle contains many pollutants, such as hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides. Oxides of nitrogen in the air helps terbetuknya ozone. Then the ozone can react with hydrocarbons to form a disturbing air pollution and environmentally damaging plants and even plants are exposed to roadside air pollution will also be difficult to grow.

More concern that environmental pollution in cities caused by human waste (garbage). Trash is a central issue that must be resolved, we can not imagine what if the earth is covered with rubbish, of course, is something very terrible. But this image could have occurred due to the handling of waste is not optimal, such as public awareness that has not grown, they go around littering. Rubbish is not a pleasant sight to see, especially if you remember there was only the objects used, dirty, old and broken. Currently in large cities freely roam the garbage on land or water, waste water clarity changed into dark chocolate, junk can pile up coming fishing flies, mosquitoes, and cause foul odors, and if allowed to stand in a long time will cause the onset of the disease, such as diarrhea, respiratory infections (ARI), and so on. Besides the waste in the water makes the water shallow, and if the rainy season can cause flooding, contaminated waste water and industrial waste into a dirty and make it hard to get clean water, waste contaminated marine biota in it will cause death and impact we can not enjoy seafood.

When environmental damage, and disasters happening everywhere, people have realized the importance of environmental conservation, they realized that what was done during this one. Humans feel controlled environment with all the skills and strengths they have and arbitrarily use the environment outside the boundaries, when it becomes damaged and polluted environment, its impact turned out to bounce back to humans. If the biosphere is broken, the earth could no longer support the existence of life. In the end human sustainability would be threatened and extinct.

Today it has emerged awareness and concern for the environment, many efforts have been made ​​both by government and by each individual. Basically, it's principle can be done to make preservation, prevention, and control of pollution that is administratively (the rules / laws of the government), in Indonesia seem to environmental laws has not been fully implemented, many elements that are not ultimately responsible environment free from the bondage of the law. Should the law not just a written law, but should also be protective  environment. If the laws are actually implemented, of course, caused the devastation wrought by human hands will be slightly reduced.Technologically (adnya waste processing equipment, incinerator), the existence of these technologies greatly assist the maintenance of the environment, for example, the incinerator can be used to burn the waste inorganic destructive environments because it is hard broken down by bacteria. In educative / education   (Do outreach to the community, and education in schools) in the presence of the government's extension to the general public or the students will help raise their awareness of the importance of preserving the environment. The basic principle will not run if humans continue to work to improve the welfare of his life without regard to the environment.

The efforts that we can do individually is to reveal the attitude of self-care environment on each. If awareness is created of course it will be easy for us to preserve the environment, we began to preserve the environment from the smallest things first, get used to dispose of such waste in place. Moreover, and strived to cultivate energy-efficient manner, because our natural resources consist of natural resources and renewable resources that can not be updated. If the natural resources that can not be renewed expires, there is no other alternative but to seek pnggantinya, therefore we seek energy saving from now before we run out of natural resources.

The simplest thing is that we as modern humans are educated, have a lot of knowledge and are able to apply its capabilities. With the ability of human reason and able to produce technology that can deliver life towards a better and everything is easy. So it would be foolish if we are defeated by these families, I describe it. They are primitive and not schools, but their efforts to preserve the environment than us.

Their efforts to improve the welfare of living in harmony and in line with the environment, nature gives and they keep. And we as modern humans should have more schools on the state of the environment and there is no harm if you learn from the tribes that exist in this world who continue to keep the earth, it would be wonderful if our environment such as the environment that berfalsafah Bedouins in nature, friendly with nature. Forgetting for a moment desire to achieve a peaceful life will be better than we feel is more fatal consequences due to carelessness we use the environment.

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Komentar :

Menurut saya , sebaiknya masyarakat modern meniru gaya hidup masyarakat tradisional yang lebih menjaga lingkungannya agar tidak rusak. Meskipun masyarakat modern dilihat dari pendidikan, teknologi, dll. lebih maju tapi setidaknya kemajuan itu berdampak buruk pada kerusakan lingkungan. Karna jika satu lingkungan tersebut tidak baik, akan berdampak juga pada lingkungan yang lain.Kesadaran diri dalam masyarakat tradisional memang sangat tinggi dibandingkan dengan masyarakat modern. Oleh karna itu kita sebagai makhluk sosial sebaiknya saling mengingatkan satu sama lain.

Tuhan menciptakan alam untuk kita, jadi sepantasnyalah  kita untuk menjaganya. Pelestarian lingkungan akan tercapai jika kita melaksanakannya dengan kesadaran bahwa alam adalah aset hidup kita yang sepatutnya diperlakukan secara layak, bumi akan tersenyum bahagia melihat tubuhnya yang bersih terjaga. Belajar dari masyarakat yang primitif bukanlah hal sulit bagi kita, karena yang mereka lakukan amatlah sederhana